The Battle of Chancellorsville

A Captivating Guide to an Important Battle of the American Civil War

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Chancellorsvilles, then pay attention...

The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in 1863. One hundred and fifty-seven years later, what Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson did on that battlefield in Virginia is still being taught at the United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, and other military schools around the world.

This battle, more than any other in the Civil War, cemented these two Southern military leaders as legends and as bold and innovative battlefield commanders. In fact, the battle has come to be called “Lee's Perfect Battle”. Jackson, however, would not live to enjoy the laurels of their victory, but that will be discussed in great detail toward the end of this volume.

With their victories at Chancellorsville and at Fredericksburg, which took place immediately afterward, the Confederate Army was able to mount its invasion of the North, which ultimately took them to a small town in Pennsylvania named Gettysburg, but that is a battle for another time.

In The Battle of Chancellorsville: A Captivating Guide to an Important Battle of the American Civil War, you will discover chapters, such as:

• Background
• North and South: Comparisons
• Summary of the Battles Before Chancellorsville
• Leaders of Men
• Prelude at Fredericksburg
• Two Plans, One Result
• Jackson's Last Charge

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Five Stars

This book was a great present and after reading the entire thing, I was impressed at the storyline of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Jackson's flank march of 26,000 Confederates against the 14,000 men of General Howard's 11th Corps, and the indecisions of General Hooker, stunned from the blast of an artillery hit of the Chancellor House next to where he was standing, as he finally orders a retreat, and against the advice of the protesting corps commanders who yet had to engage their men into battle.

Well Done

The author's style makes for an engrossing. I've long been interested in this segment of US history and this book now has me making plans for a tour. Highly recommended!

Good One

Battles and preparations for battle are complex. This very readable account gives you the details and is a page-turner. A first-rate account.

Well Researched

This is a well researched, in-depth study backed by thousands of primary sources consisting of letters, orders, newspaper articles, and government documents detailing even the smallest details about the battle. Worth the read.

As deeply researched

As deeply researched as it is, the author makes the right decisions about what to include. He gives clear as possible treatment to a remarkably confused reality.

Great study

Great study of Chancellorville and the strategies involved. The Bibolragiphy alone is worth the cost of the book. The book is well written and documented and offers a study that explains and shatters many untruths that have survived into the 21st century.

Informative

Very well written tale of the American Civil War battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Author/ historian the author brings you to the battlefield with the knowledge of the who/ when/ where/ why/ and how of this important rebel victory.

Very enlightening

A very enlightening look at a pivotal battle of the Civil War. A battle that could have been an earlier Gettysburg. Hooker's brilliant plan that was poorly executed.

You have got to be kidding!

There should be a limit on size of recordings. This as an example, was not worth a credit. Secondly, look at the title, the author doesn’t begin discussing Chancellorsville til the last 2 chapters. If I wanted a summary of generals and prior battles, I’ll get a book which is an overview. This title does not suggest an overview. When it gets to Chancellorsville there is an absolute paucity of useful information. Very disappointed in this book and in Audible for even making this available. This was a scam!