Development Pressures
Battle vs. Sprawl
The development pressures on American Civil War battlefields in Spotsylvania County area are some of the most dire we face... View the Slide Show

History Feature
First Day's Battles
By May 1, Hooker had approximately 70,000 men concentrated in and around Chancellorsville, while Lee worked frantically to concentrate. The next day, the Union and Confederate troops clashed on the Chancellorsville front, with some Union forces actually pushing their way out of the impenetrable thickets and scrub pine that characterized the area... Read More

Resources
Chancellorsville

• National Park Service: Chancellorsville
• Wikipedia: Battle of Chancellorsville
• Lee’s Greatest Victory by Robert Krick
• Central Virginia Battlefield Trust
• Chancellorsville Battlefield Photos
• CWPT Map: The Battle of Chancellorsville (PDF - 352KB)
• Google Map of Chancellorsville Battlefield
• Recommended Books on the Battle of Chancellorsville