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re: The Will of a Southerner to a roaring Confederacy victory - The Battle of Chancellorsville
Posted on 1/23/21 at 8:05 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/23/21 at 8:05 pm to RollTide1987
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The most costly victory of the entire Civil War. Lee took 13,000 casualties, lost his top lieutenant, and literally did nothing to change the strategic situation in Virginia. On a map it looks pretty but Lee lost more men than he could afford to lose in that battle.
If Lee had not successfully beaten Hooker, the war could have been over that year. Lee had to go all or the war was over.
This post was edited on 1/23/21 at 8:42 pm
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Posted on 1/24/21 at 10:35 am to doubleb
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If Lee had not successfully beaten Hooker, the war could have been over that year.
Lee didn't just want to defeat Hooker at Chancellorsville, he wanted to destroy him. While the South rejoiced after their victory at Chancellorsville, Lee lamented at having failed to deal a decisive blow to the Army of the Potomac.
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