Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Robert E.Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous march around the Union army flank.Jackson's death--accidentally shot by one of his own soldiers--is one of the many fascinating stories included in this definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville.
- ISBN10 0395634172
- ISBN13 9780395634172
- Publish Date 31 December 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English