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The Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia position of Union Army, 2nd May 1863.

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Shows the position of Union troops on the second day of the Battle of Chancellorsville, including Oliver Otis Howard's 11th Corps, Daniel Edgar Sickles' 3rd Corps, George Gordon Meade's 5th Corps, Henry Warner Slocum's 12th Corps, cavalry troops of William Woods Averell, David McMurtrie Gregg, and Wesley Merritt, and Joseph Hooker's headquarters.

Legend includes symbols for breastworks, houses, artillery and wagons.

NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.

This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.

Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.

In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 4, p. 260).

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averell william woods gregg david mcmurtrie hooker joseph howard o o oliver otis meade george gordon merritt wesley sickles daniel edgar slocum henry warner united states army of the potomac corps 11 th corps 12 th corps 3rd corps 5th chancellorsville battle of chancellorsville va chancellorsville va history civil war maps virginia chancellorsville ng battle virginia position union army union army 1863 map of virginia civil war maps military battles and campaigns geography and map division robert knox sneden map ultra high resolution high resolution
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01/01/1863
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Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
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averell william woods gregg david mcmurtrie hooker joseph howard o o oliver otis meade george gordon merritt wesley sickles daniel edgar slocum henry warner united states army of the potomac corps 11 th corps 12 th corps 3rd corps 5th chancellorsville battle of chancellorsville va chancellorsville va history civil war maps virginia chancellorsville ng battle virginia position union army union army 1863 map of virginia civil war maps military battles and campaigns geography and map division robert knox sneden map ultra high resolution high resolution