Battle of Chancellorsville

Hooker attempted a surprise attack against Lee and Lee's cavalry(Stuart) discovered the movement of most of Hooker's Army. Lee took action to move his troops in order to face and counteract Hooker's plan. The result was a great victory for Lee's Army and another humiliating defeat for the Army of the Potomac.

It is near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Chancellorsville (fought in early May 1863) was won by the South because of the superior generalship of the forces it employed along with serious flaws in the command-decisions of several Union generals in the opposing force. General Robert E. Lee proved himself (yet again) in this battle to be a daring and decisive military commander, daring to split his forces, several times and to good effect, in the face of an enemy that outnumbered his greatly yet suffered from overly cautious or simply incompetent leadership.

confederate had the victory...

Having just been appointed to command of the Army of the Potomac,General Joseph Hooker had his chance to destroy General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Most of the A.N.V. was located in the general area where they had been during the Battle of Fredricksburg which had been fought on Dec.13,1862. Hooker's plan was to leave Sedgwick's Corps in place at Fredricksburg to cause a diversion,while the rest of the A.o.P. was marched North and West along the Rappahanock River. Hooker was hoping to surprise Lee and trap his Army between the two parts of the Union Army(in order to fully understand this plan it helps to look at a map of this area). The Confederate Cavalry was not fooled by Hooker's move along the river,they watched his movements and reported to Lee. General Lee immediately saw what Hooker was attempting to do.Lee issued orders for his Army to march toward the area known as the Wilderness.Lee left the Division of Gen.Early at Fredricksburg to keep Sedgwick in check.The entire battle took 4 days and is too involved to detail here.In summary,this battle was where Lee shined brightest by taking bold action in the face of great danger to the Army,and by aggressive attack of Stonewall Jackson,Hooker's Army was defeated.

The Union might well have won this one, under its confident and energetic commander, Joe Hooker.

But he was wrong-footed by Lee, who made a speciality of avoiding the ground on which his opponents tried to bring him to battle. Also Lee was still teamed with Stonewall Jackson, though this would be their last and most brilliant triumph. (Stonewall was mortally wounded in an incident of which there are many mysterious versions.)

The US Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was a huge victory for the Confederacy under General Robert E. Lee. He beat the leader of the Army of the Potomac, John Hooker. Lee lost his best general when Stonewall Jackson was killed. Because of his victory at Chancellorsville, Lee decided to push forward to Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Hooker was replaced by George Meade.

General Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The Federal Amy of the Potomac was led by Major General Joseph Hooker.

After the two victories, in particular that of Chancellorsville, Lee was inclined to put in motion the plan for the invasion of Pennsylvania, which was abandoned after the Battle of Antietam.

But the sudden plunge of the events on the front of the Mississippi, many Confederate military leaders wondered if the project of an attack in Pennsylvania was the wiser.

Among them was General Longstreet, who after Jackson's death was the most influential and the most skilled among Lee's lieutenants.

He was of the opinion that it would have to attack in Tennessee against General Rosecrans. For this purpose he proposed to concentrate not only the few troops

that Johnston had at Jackson, Mississippi, but also the entire I Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. This could have been implemented exploiting the favorable location of railway lines. By so doing it would have been concentrated against Rosecrans about 100.000 men of which Lee would take command. Meanwhile Vicksburg would have been able to resist for a while and a strictly defensive should have been held on the Virginian Front

The attack in Tennessee would have broken through the center of the enemy front, isolating their wings ( deployed in Virginia and Vicksburg ) compelling the Union to draw Grant from Vicksburg to plug the leak.

The idea was submitted to the judgment of Lee and the Confederate High Command and Government, which ruled that the offensive had to be set off on the front of Virginia, because it was believed that a great victory won there would have not only given a mortal blow to the North, but also obtained for the federal recognition of France and Great Britain.

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This question has a "when" and a "where" making it two separate questions. I hesitate to try and "splite it" So I will answer each.

The Battle of Chancellorsville was in May of 1863. Confederate General Lee launched a surprise attack on Union forces in eastern Virginia. The Chancellorsville lay between the Confederate capitol of Richmond and Washington DC. Lee won by driving the Union forces back across the Rappahannock River. It was a costley victory as Southern General Stonewall Jackson was killed in the conflict. Civil War historians regard the battle as the most masterfull battle by Lee in the War.

It was his most dazzling victory. But it did not lead to anything much. His close colleague Stonewall Jackson was killed in this battle, and the Army of Northern Viirginia was never the same again. And his next big battle was Gettysburg - a humiliating defeat, some say the fatal turning-point of the war.

General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson with the 2nd Corps attacked the Union Army on it's right flank.

Confederacy lost General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson at the battle of Chancellorsville.

For the Union, about 17,200 and for the Confederates. about 12,800. Hooker had more then twice the number of available troops, used them poorly, and met his "Waterloo" against Lee's superior tactics.

The Union Army was there. Hooker was the Union Commander so this answer makes no sense. In the Spring of 1863, after the horrible slaughter of Union troops at Fredricksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, Lincoln sacked yet another General of the Army of the Potomac(Ambrose Burnside). He appointed General Joseph Hooker. Hooker,wanting to bring ultimate victory for the North saw his chance to trap Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against the Rappahannock River. Hooker's main force was still opposite of part of Lee's Army at Fredricksburg(on the opposite side of the river. Hooker devised what he thought to be a masterful plan,leaving part of his force in easy view of the Confederates and moving the bulk of his army along the bank of the river to a point where,after crossing ,he would emerge "behind" Lee's Army with Lee's back against the river. His movement was discovered by Confederate cavalry and reported to General Lee,who moved quickly to confront Hooker as he emerged from the dense forest(The Wilderness). To abbreviate this answer I will just say that after 4 days of fighting Hooker retreated back to the north side of the river. Because of specific bold actions taken by Lee,this victory is considered by most to be his greatest battle victory.

Outnumbered better than 2-1, he split his forces and had Jackson make a surprise flank attack on the Union right, and drove the larger Union force across the river in defeat.

Somewhere around 4000 Confederate soldiers died at Gettysburg. Records from this era do not usually include soldiers who may have died later from wounds received during a particular battle.
Somewhere around 4000 Confederate soldiers died at Gettysburg. Records from this era do not usually include soldiers who may have died later from wounds received during a particular battle.

The most famous Union Army Chief of Staff was Ulysses S. Grant, who served in that role from March of 1864 to March of 1869. Other Chiefs of Staff before him include Henry Halleck, George B. McClellan, and Winfield Scott.

The Battle of Chancellorsville was fought at the crossroads of the Orange Turnpike and Ely's Ford Road and the area around there,about ten miles west of Fredricksburg. It is in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

The name Chancellorsville is misleading, as there was no town there. It was actually an inn and tavern built by a George Chancellor, and it was a private residence at the time of the battle.

Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathon (Stonewall) Jackson, CSA.

The casualties were :

11,116 dead and wounded and 5676 prisoners and missing for the Union;

10,746 dead and wounded and 2018 prisoners and missing for the Confederacy.

Union General Hooker and Sickles lll Corps were outflanked by Jackson while Hooker was attempting to outflank Lee. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry screened Jackson's flanking movement. Union General Sickles was fooled thinking he was seeing a Confederate retreat.