Chancellorsville

Speech parts

1. Chancellorsville - Noun

2. Chancellorsville - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Examples

After 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

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