The Union army suffered 14,000 casualties and the Confederacy suffered 10,000 casualties during the Battle of Chancellorsville. This battle started when General Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River and began to move behind Robert E. Lee’s confederate army, which put his troops in northern Virginia in great danger.
Although Hooker’s plan was very well executed, Robert Lee’s strategic brilliance and instinct saved him because he split his force leaving 10,000 troops to hold the Union at bay. The reason this battle took place was because Hooker led the army of the Potomac into Virginia. The battle of Chancellorsville took place from April 30th to May 6th, 1863, and at one point when the war was over, the battle of Chancellorsville
Although Hooker’s plan was very well executed, Robert Lee’s strategic brilliance and instinct saved him because he split his force leaving 10,000 troops to hold the Union at bay. The reason this battle took place was because Hooker led the army of the Potomac into Virginia. The battle of Chancellorsville took place from April 30th to May 6th, 1863, and at one point when the war was over, the battle of Chancellorsville