Historic Battles
Battle of Chancellorsville
1863 · Civil War · Spotsylvania County, VA
UnsolvedThe prize. Bullets, shell fragments, buttons
Where. Spotsylvania County, VA
Status. Unsolved
Where. Spotsylvania County, VA
Status. Unsolved
The account
Lee's 'perfect battle', a daring flank attack that routed Hooker but cost Stonewall Jackson his life.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Spotsylvania County, VA, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Battle of Chancellorsville to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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