{"product_id":"decisions-at-chancellorsville-the-sixteen-critical-decisions-that-defined-the-battle-paperback","title":"Decisions at Chancellorsville: The Sixteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Kay Bierle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Having won a considerable victory at Fredericksburg only months earlier, Gen. Robert E. Lee would again be tested by Gen. Joseph Hooker and the Federal Army at Chancellorsville. Hooker and the bulk of his army crossed the Rappahannock River at dawn on April 27, 1863, in conjunction with cavalry raids from Maj. Gen. George Stoneman. But Lee boldly divided his army, leaving a small force to defend Fredericksburg and attacking Hooker with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia. As the battle wore on, Lee launched multiple attacks on Hooker's defenses resulting in massive casualties for both sides. Lee divided his army again, sending Gen. Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson's corps on a flanking maneuver that infamously resulted in the general's injury by friendly fire and eventual death. Though the Confederate Army's victory was assured, Lee equated the loss of Stonewall Jackson to the loss of his right hand, and as many months later Lee would find his army in a tide-turning defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecisions at Chancellorsville \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the critical decisions made by Confederate and Federal commanders during the campaign and how these decisions shaped its outcome. Rather than offering a history of the operation, Sarah Bierle hones in on a sequence of decisions made by commanders on both sides of the contest to provide a blueprint of the campaign at its tactical core. Identifying and exploring the critical decisions in this way allows students of the battles to progress from a knowledge of what happened to a mature grasp of why events happened. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Complete with maps and a driving tour, \u003ci\u003eDecisions at Chancellorsville \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable primer, and readers looking for a concise introduction to the battles can tour this sacred ground--or read about it at their leisure--with key insights into the campaign and a deeper understanding of the Civil War itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecisions at Chancellorsville\u003c\/i\u003e is the twenty-second in a series of books that explores the critical decisions of major campaigns and battles of the Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH KAY BIERLE\u003c\/b\u003e works in the field of public history, currently focusing on education and preservation with the American Battlefield Trust. She has authored or edited seven books on the American Civil War and published numerous essays, including an addition to \u003ci\u003eEntertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and Song \u003c\/i\u003e(Southern Illinois, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52762401931597,"sku":"9781621909569","price":36.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/vJRZY4ZDB19781621909569.webp?v=1763016665","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/decisions-at-chancellorsville-the-sixteen-critical-decisions-that-defined-the-battle-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}