Chancellorsville Battlefield, VA ~ "You Are Here"
Posted by: garmin_geek
N 38° 18.929 W 077° 40.873
18S E 265588 N 4244221
A cluster of three National Park signs includes "You Are Here", the location of Jackson's flank attack.
Waymark Code: WM9J3W
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2010
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...After learning that the Union left flank was "hanging in the air", Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson settled upon a highly aggressive plan that would march Jackson's forces around the Union positions and onto that exposed flank. After a hard and dusty march on May 2, Jackson's column reached its jumping off point for their attack upon the unsuspecting Federal left flank. At 5:20 pm, Jackson’s line surged forward in an overwhelming attack that crushed the Union XI Corps. Federal troops rallied, resisted the advance, and counterattacked. Disorganization and darkness ended the fighting. While making a night reconnaissance, Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men and carried from the field - a serious blow to the Army of Northern Virginia.
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