Map The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863


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Title
The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863
Summary
Map depicts Hooker's attempt to flank Lee's position at Fredericksburg via Kelly's Ford and Chancellorsville, which backfired when Lee discovered it. Dividing his forces, Lee turned half to meet Hooker's Federals head on near Chancellorsville while Jackson's division moved through the Wilderness to flank Hooker's right. Meanwhile, Sedgwick's forces managed to cross the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg and dislodge the Confederates holding Marie's Heights, but were prevented from moving west to relieve Hooker by Early and forced back across the river. Hooker, despite his strongly entrenched position, believed himself outnumbered, and so also retreated north of the river.
Contributor Names
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Paine, William H.
Created / Published
[1862-1865]
Subject Headings
-  Early, Jubal Anderson,--1816-1894
-  Hooker, Joseph,--1814-1879
-  Jackson, Stonewall,--1824-1863
-  Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870
-  Sedgwick, John,--1813-1864
-  Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863--Maps
-  Spotsylvania County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
-  United States--Virginia--Spotsylvania County
-  United States--Virginia--Chancellorsville
-  Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va
Notes
-  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
-  Copy from an official map by Col. Paine, U.S. Engineers.
-  NOTE: Researchers will be served a photocopy of this scrapbook image.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
-  In the Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1 p. 246).
-  Manuscripts
Medium
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 29.5 cm.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00262
Online Format
image
Description
Map depicts Hooker's attempt to flank Lee's position at Fredericksburg via Kelly's Ford and Chancellorsville, which backfired when Lee discovered it. Dividing his forces, Lee turned half to meet Hooker's Federals head on near Chancellorsville while Jackson's division moved through the Wilderness to flank Hooker's right. Meanwhile, Sedgwick's forces managed to cross the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg and dislodge the Confederates holding Marie's Heights, but were prevented from moving west to relieve Hooker by Early and forced back across the river. Hooker, despite his strongly entrenched position, believed himself outnumbered, and so also retreated north of the river.

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Sneden, Robert Knox, and William H Paine. The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00262/. (Accessed June 23, 2017.)

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Sneden, R. K. & Paine, W. H. (1863) The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00262/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox, and William H Paine. The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations from April 29th to May 5th, 1863. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00262/>.