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Chancellorsville May 3 – 6, 1863

By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Stonewall Jackson, shot by friendly fire the night of May 2, has his mangled left arm amputated early in the morning of May 3 at a field hospital. General Robert E. Lee says of Jackson’s importance to him and the Army of Northern Virginia; “He has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right. Any victory would be dear at such a cost.”

Chancellorsville May 2, 1863

By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Monday, May 2, 2005

Lee knows the Federals hold a good defensive position on the high ground around Chancellorsville and the situation is too risky for a direct attack.