Chancellorsville: The Battle and Its Aftermath

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Gary W. Gallagher
UNC Press Books, 1996 - 263 pages
A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the camp

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Introduction
ix
The Army of the Potomac on the Eve of Chancellorsville
1
Jubal A Early at Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church
36
Stonemans Raid
65
The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy
107
Hancocks Division at Chancellorsville
143
Medical Treatment at Chancellorsville
176
The CourtMartial of Emory F Best CSA 200
200
Children of Chancellorsville and Beyond
219
Bibliographic Essay
245
Contributors
249
Index
251
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Gary W. Gallagher is professor of history at Pennsylvania State University.

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