The Commanders of Chancellorsville
The Gentleman versus the Rogue.
Chancellorsville stands not only as a pivotal battle of the Civil War but also as the personal war between two warriors: Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Joseph Hooker. Explore the stories of these two generals - one who was reserved and gentlemanly and the other brash and arrogant - in this account of the Battle of Chancellorsville. 352 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.

Chancellorsville 1863
Campaign Series
Jackson's Lightning Strike. Carl Smith. With a fascinating cast of characters such as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, Jubal Early and George Meade, Chancellorsville is often considered to be Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Outnumbered almost four-to-one by the Army of the Potomac, he devised a tactical masterpiece that routed one Federal corps after another until victory was secured. It was also to be Jackson's final battle and a fitting memorial to his military genius. 96 pgs., 75 B&W and 14 color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.

1863
Vivid, vibrant, and immensely readable, this book explores the significant events and personalities of the year 1863, as tumultuous and significant as any year this nation has seen. You'll read of Lincoln and Davis, Grant and Lee, the Emancipation Proclamation, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, and much more in this thrilling account of 365 stirring, dramatic days that changed our country forever. 464 pages, 6"x 9", soft cover.

Chancellorsville - Lee's Greatest Battle
This 2nd edition of a 1958 classic presents the Battle of Chancellorsville in a popular, readable style and with the logic of a career military leader. Praised by scholars, specialists, and the general public, the 1st edition quickly became the book of record for its time and subject. Now, this new edition carries the subject forward, even re-examining conclusions and interpretations from the original publication. 408 pgs., 25 B&W photos, 55 maps and illustrations, 5¼"x 8¼", sfbd.

Chancellorsville - The Battle and Its Aftermath
This collection of eight original essays explores a variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood. 288 pgs., 34 illustrations and 13 maps, 6"x 9", hdbd.

The Stonewall Brigade Book
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organization of Jackson's "Stonewall Brigade" and its combat experience. The brigade's major engagements at Bull Run and Chancellorsville are covered, with full color artwork showing the brigade's uniforms.

Chancellorsville 1863
This book explains Lee's most brilliant victory even as it places the battle within the larger canvas of the Civil War. Drawing on a wealth of firsthand sources, it creates a chronicle of the personalities and tactics, and retraces every thrust and parry of the two armies and the fateful decisions of their commanders. "Outstanding…excellent…A book that pulls the reader along, unwilling to stop until it's done." - Washington Post Book World. 405 pages, 5¼"x 8", softcover.

The Last Meeting's Lost Cause
This book analyzes the famous painting The Last Meeting's Lost Cause, which depicts the final farewell of Lee and Jackson. You'll read a description of this last meeting at Chancellorsville, learn the motivations of the artist who created the painting, and come to understand how it has become an icon. 72 pages, 24 photographs and illustrations, 8¼"x 10½", soft cover.

Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville & Fredericksburg
This guide to the battles that provided the first examples of trench warfare combines eyewitness accounts with directions to key points on the battlefields and maps depicting the action. An invaluable resource for both travelers and non-travelers alike. "These guides are the most thorough, detailed, and accurate of their kind. I have used them to lead guided tours of several battlefields, with great success." -James M. McPherson. 364 pgs., 37 photos and 24 maps, 5½"x 8¼", sfbd.

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Provides stern judgments of Generals Meade and Howard; astute insights into other generals such as Hooker, Reynolds, and Sickles; and penetrating, minute-by-minute analyses by General Abner Doubleday, a leading a participant of these two pivotal battles. 244 pages, 5½"x 8", softcover.

Brothers One and All
Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment, Dunkelman. In this unique psychological portrait of the men of the 154th New York Regiment - a frontline company that fought with distinction at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and other engagements - you'll read precisely how esprit de corps gave the men of the 154th reason to keep marching and fighting despite boredom, homesickness, illness and the death of comrades. 384 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.

Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville - The Dare Mark Campaign
Referred to as the "Dare Mark" campaign because Union armies did not dare cross the river at the Rappahannock, this book explains much of Lee's military success in the campaign and reveals how many of the Union's failures were tied to circumstances that thrust commanders into predicaments they little understood. 247 pages, maps and illustrations, 6"x 9", hardcover.

An Irishman in the Iron Brigade
Sullivan. As a 17-year-old Irish immigrant living in Wisconsin, James Sullivan was one of the first to volunteer for the Union Army, serving with the Iron Brigade throughout the war and being wounded five times. For the enjoyment of his comrades after the war, he later documented the Brigade's experiences in nearly a dozen battles including Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. 189 pages, 6"x 9", soft cover.

The Storm Tide
A History and Tour Guide of the War in the East, from Fredericksburg to Mine Run, 1862 to 1863. Miles. Tracing the history of the battles of 1863, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, this reference guide features driving tours that enable you to see the battlefields and important sites firsthand, sidebars on military strategy, biographical sketches of the major players, a chronology of key battles and important events, and more. 496 pages, 473 photographs, 102 maps, 8"x 10", softcover.

Related Books

Doctor to the Front
The Recollections of Confederate Surgeon Thomas Fanning Wood, 1861-1865. Wood. In this vivid narrative, Dr. Wood describes the horrific situations he faced as a surgeon for the Third North Carolina Regiment, giving an honest and graphic insight to the human carnage left after major battles such as Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania. Key figures, memorable events and human-interest stories are also recalled to show the true cost of war. 252 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.

Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War - Volume Three
Chancellorsville to the Surrender of Appomattox. Benson J. Lossing. Published shortly after the war's end by one of the mid-19th century's leading popular historians, this third-volume chronicle of the Civil War battles, political events, and personalities offers details and interpretations that will surprise the most knowledgeable Civil War buff. "The Shelby Foote of the 19th century, Lossing presents an abundantly illustrated text that makes for interesting reading." - North & South. 652 pgs., 328 illustrations. 6½"x 9¾", sfbd.

The Iron Brigade
Men-at-Arms Series
This book examines the uniforms and equipment, history and organization of the Iron Brigade during the Civil War. The major battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg are all covered, with uniforms shown in full color artwork. 48 pages, 40 B&W and 18 color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", soft cover.

Voices From Cemetery Hill
The Civil War Diary, Reports, and Letters of Col. William Henry Asbury Speer. Allen Paul Speer. Col. Speer fought in 16 major battles, was wounded twice, served time in Northern prison camps, participated in Pickett's charge, and marched with Jackson around the Union Army at Chancellorsville. His Civil War diary and letters provide vivid, often graphic, accounts of battles at Hanover Court House, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. 235 pgs., 60 B&W photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.

Stonewall Jackson
A Life Portrait.
Kostyal. This illustrated biography - containing an eight-page color insert - of Stonewall Jackson brings to life one of the Civil War's most illustrious and unlikely generals. You'll follow Jackson from his early days as an orphan, through his difficult years at West Point and his exploits in the Mexican War, to his rise in command during the Civil War and finally to his untimely death at Chancellorsville. 224 pages, 9"x 11", hardcover.
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