Chancellorsville 1863

Furgurson's definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville--the first in more than 55 years--explains one of the landmark engagements in the history of warfare and examines its fateful significance in the outcome of the Civil War.  Furgurson demonstrates that while it was the high point of battlefield success for the South, Chancellorsville ultimately turned out to be a devastating blow to the future of the Confederacy and predetermined Lee's defeat at Gettysburg by fostering the illusion that military brilliance and resolve could prevail against the North's overwhelming superiority of manpower and resources.

Contents

Prologue: The Place of Blood and Wrath

1. Winter Along the Rappahannock
2. Man on a White Horse
3. Audacity Above All
4. The Country Says "Move"
5. When We Get to Richmond
6. That Crazy Old Presbyterian Fool
7. Into the Wilderness
8. Hurrah for Old Joe!
9. Keep Closed on Chancellorsville
10. You Can Go Forward, Then
11. Such a Stampede Never Was Seen
12. Chaos in the Moonlight
13. So Perfect a Slaughter
14. Lee's Supreme Moment
15. We're going to Cut Our Way Through
16. Fire in the Pulpit
17. Every Hat Raise High
18. Let Us Cross Over the River
19. Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Stick

Epilogue: The Lost, Lost Fight

Appendix 1: Order of Battle
Appendix 2: Casualties