— The Battle of Chancellorsville —
The Civil War had entered its third year, and the Army of the Potomac was again on the march. Led by its new commander, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, the 134,000-man Union juggernaut crossed the Rappahannock River beyond Lee's left flank on April 28, 1863, and descended upon a former country inn known as Chancellorsville. Although reduced to just 60,000 men, Lee responded with his accustomed audacity, attacking Hooker here in the gloomy thickets of the Wilderness.| HM Number | HM6VY |
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| Year Placed | 2008 |
| Placed By | Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park - National Park Service - Dept. of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 4:20am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 268372 N 4243693 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.31145000, -77.64923333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 18.687', W 77° 38.954' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 18' 41.22" N, 77° 38' 57.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 12931-12963 Bullock Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22407, US |
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