1. Chancellorsville - Noun
2. Chancellorsville - Proper noun
a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
a village in northeastern Virginia
Source: WordNetAfter Longstreet rejoined the main army, he was highly critical of Lee's strategy, saying that battles like Chancellorsville cost the Confederacy more men than it could afford to lose. Source: Internet
As Lee was savoring his victory at the Chancellorsville crossroads, he received disturbing news: Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick 's force had broken through the Confederate lines at Fredericksburg and was headed toward Chancellorsville. Source: Internet
By the afternoon of May 2, when he should have been digging in on the Union right at Chancellorsville, he was still marching to the Rappahannock. Source: Internet
Battle May 1: Hooker loses his nerve Chancellorsville, actions on May 1 Battle of Chancellorsville, 1 May 1863 (Situation at Dark). Source: Internet
Although cavalryman Stuart had never commanded infantry before, he would turn in a very creditable performance at Chancellorsville. Source: Internet
At Chancellorsville in May 1863, the division was kept in reserve. Source: Internet