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|   Refuge from Horror-Salem Church - Waverly Village VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The arrival of contending armies in December 1862 forced thousands of residents to leave Fredericksburg. Most fled into the countryside, bound for homes or churches in Spotsylvania County. Several hundred ended up here at Salem Church. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.3 km | Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Battle of Salem Church of May 3, 4, 1863 fought by Lee and Hooker concluded the Chancellorsville Campaign here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.3 km | The Battle of Salem Church-Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The climax of the fighting swirled around Salem Church itself. Here Sedgwick’s Federals, swarming up the ridge toward you, broke through the Southern line. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.3 km | From Church to Hospital-The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Two days of fighting around Salem Church left about 4,000 men killed or wounded. As soon as the battle ended, Confederate surgeons turned the building into a field hospital. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Chancellorsville Home of Mrs. Sanford Chancellor - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In the spring of 1863, Chancellorsville was the home of Mrs. Sanford Chancellor and seven of her children. The old inn hosted a steady flow of Southern military men, soldiers and officers from Lee’s army. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | Civilians in the Crossfire The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In seventy-two hours the Chancellor family's world was turned upside down. Three days later Confederate artillery shells set fire to the Chancellor house, forcing Sue Chancellor and the other women to flee. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | The Chancellor Slaves The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Their names are unrecorded, their labors are rarely noted. No images of them survive. But slaves outnumbered Chancellor family members when Frances Chancellor moved into this house in 1861. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | Lee's Greatest Triumph in U.S. Civil War Sites Just a little bit of history regarding the American Civil War. Or as it was known then, the War Between the States. posted by:  toadjumper location: Virginia date approved: 04/01/2010 last visited: 08/11/2023 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | Climactic Struggle - Chancellorsville in U.S. Civil War Sites On the morning of May 3, 1863, more than 17,500 men fell killed or wounded in the woods and fields around you - one man shot every second for five hours. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 08/18/2014 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In 1816, an innkeeper named George Chancellor announced that his “large and commodious” roadside inn was open. By the 1860’s the inn had gone out of operation, as central Virginia became a vast battleground and headquarters for General Joseph Hooker. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | The Chancellorsville Intersection The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The intersection in front of you was the focal point of the Chancellorsville Battlefield. From here roads radiated in five directions. Four of them are visible; the fifth, River Road, lies just beyond the trees to your left. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN10.8 km | Fairview - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites An old family home was caught in an intense artillery duel at Hazel Grove during the Battle of Chancellorsville. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 04/10/2011 last visited: 07/22/2012 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | A Fatal Reconnaissance-The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites When "Stonewall" Jackson reached this point at about 9 p.m. on May 2, 1863, he stood at the peak of his military career. Four hundred yards in front of you, a shaken Union army hastily built earthworks to halt the Confederate tide. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Jackson Monuments - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The effort to erect a monument at the site of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's mortal wounding began in February 1887, when Fredericksburg newspaper editor Rufus Merchant founded the Stonewall Jackson Monument Association. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Confederate Catastrophe-The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Near this spot around 9:15 p.m. on the night of May 2, 1863, the Confederate cause suffered disaster. As "Stonewall" Jackson and his party returned from their reconnaissance down the Mountain Road. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Memorializing Jackson's Death-The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites When General "Stonewall" Jackson died eight days after being wounded in these woods, shock waves rippled through the South. Confederates immediately memorialized him in words. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2020 last visited: 08/18/2014 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Chancellorsville-The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Civil War had entered its third year, and the Army of the Potomac was again on the march. Led by its new commander, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, the 134,000-man Union juggernaut crossed the Rappahannock River beyond Lee's left flank on April 28, 1863. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Chancellorsville Campaign - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites April 27-May 6, 1863. Leaving a large detachment under Sedgwick in front of Fredericksburg, Hooker marched a flanking column around and behind the Confederates. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Chancellorsville Campaign - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites May 2, 1863. Jackson's two leading lines, battling the tangled undergrowth and the retreating Federal XI Corps, became disorganized. In this vicinity, Jackson halted his successful advance and ordered A.P. Hill's Division to the front. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 08/18/2014 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Chancellorsville Campaign - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites May 3-6, 1863. About noon on May 3, Hooker’s army fell back to a new position covering the roads to Ely’s and United States fords. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | Chancellorsville Campaign - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites May 3-6, 1863. The Confederate trench remains crossing the Bullock Road at this point mark a line held by “Stonewall” Jackson’s Corps after the severe fighting of May 3. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN11.6 km | Lives Transformed The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In 1860, Oscar Bullock and his wife, Catharine, lived in a modest two-and-one-half-story white frame house on this site. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryN11.6 km | Bullock House - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Union troops entrenched at the Bullocks' home during Gen. Joe Hooker's retreat at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Their house and fields were destroyed. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 03/21/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryN11.7 km | Hooker's Final Bastion The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After suffering defeat in the massive fighting on May 3, Hooker's army started digging. The result: a powerful, U-shaped line six miles long supported by 100 cannons. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 08/18/2014 |
 view galleryN11.7 km | Union Lifeline-The Battle of Chancellorsville - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On April 30, 1863, Gen. George G. Meade's Union Fifth Corps advanced along this road toward Chancellorsville. As Meade's troops approached, Confederates on the Bullock Farm briefly resisted them. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 08/18/2014 |
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