How many casualties in the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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How many casualties in the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Battle of Chancellorsville:
In the spring of 1863, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia routed Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Hooker had an army nearly double the size of Lee's on his vulnerable flank when Lee went on the offensive and divided Hooker's forces during 7 days of fighting.
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View this answerThere 30,764 casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville. On the Union side, there were 17,304 casualties with 1,694 dead. The Confederacy suffered...
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