American Artifacts
Jackson's Flank Attack at Chancellorsville
2013-08-13T21:29:40-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDA0XC8yMDEzMDgxMzIxMzE0OTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Frank O’Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour through the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s flank attack. The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack on May 2, 1863.
Frank O’Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour through the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. “Stonewall” J…
read more
Frank O’Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour through the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s flank attack. The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack on May 2, 1863. close
Frank O’Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour through the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. “Stonewall” J… read more
Frank O’Reilly and Beth Parnicza led a tour through the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville and spoke about General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s flank attack. The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack on May 2, 1863. close
People in this video
-
Frank O'Reilly Historian Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
-
Beth Parnicza Historian Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Hosting Organization
Series
Related Video
-
Death of Stonewall Jackson
James Robertson, author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend, talked about the death of Confederate Ge…
-
Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville
Frank O’Reilly talked about the Battle of Chancellorsville, which was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvan…
-
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Second Manassas
Historian James Robertson discussed the Civil War Battle of Second Manassas and Stonewall Jackson’s impact on the war. R…
-
Military Executions in Stonewall Jackson's Command
Peter Carmichael looked at the military executions in General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s command. He talked about the …