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Half stereo detail of Lt George Chancellor Co E 9th Virginia Cavalry on the Wilderness Battlefield, standing at some Confederate breastworks near Palmer's field on the Orange Turnpike – George Oscar Brown,
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had his headquarters during the 1863 battle, is preserved in the national military park, as is the site of Jackson's wounding. The site of Jackson's death is located at Guinea Station in
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Wilderness Church at Chancellorsville was the center of a stand made by Union general Schurz's division during Stonewall Jackson's surprise flank attack.
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Ruins of the Chancellor House which was the headquarters of Federal General Joseph Hooker of the
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Portions of both the Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields are protected within
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chancellorsville, Virginia
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in recent years. The site of the Chancellorsville Inn, where Union Gen.
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Ruins of George Chancellor's house at Chancellorsville battlefield
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Unincorporated communities in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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was fought nearby in May 1864. During the 1863 battle,
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
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Unincorporated community
Ruins of George Chancellor's house at Chancellorsville battlefield
Chancellorsville, Virginia is located in Northern Virginia
Chancellorsville, Virginia is located in Virginia
Chancellorsville, Virginia is located in the United States
38°18′30″N 77°38′4″W / 38.30833°N 77.63444°W / 38.30833; -77.63444
State
Virginia
County
Spotsylvania
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−4
GNIS
unincorporated community
Spotsylvania County
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
American Civil War
Battle of the Wilderness
Lt. Gen.
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
friendly fire
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
development
Joseph Hooker
Caroline County

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