why was the battle of chancellorsville important?????

Question

i dont get why this battle was important. i seriously dont

Answer 1

Chancellorsville was important because it inflicted serious, irreparable damage on the command structure of the Army of Northern Virginia.

It wasn't just that Lee lost Jackson, one half of his superb hammer/anvil combination; he also lost almost 50 percent of his brigade, regiment and company commanders. Two months later when the ANV invaded Pennsylvania this weakness proved fatal.

Chancellorsville also got Hooker fired and replaced by Meade, not a brilliant general but a better tactician and a steadier man.

Had Chancellorsville never been fought, the outcome of Gettysburg might have been far different.

Answer 2

Lee lost his right arm at Chancellorsville, in the form of Gen T. Jackson. Although the battle was a major victory, where the superior Union army of the Potomic was sent packing under Fighting Joe Hooker, the loss of Jackson spelt doom for the Confederacy.

The subsequent invasion of the North would've been successful had
TJ been alive. Many historians claim that he would've taken Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill on the first day of the Gettysburg battle and the course of the battle and war would've been drastically different.

Answer 3

Without Chancellorsville, there would have been no Gettysburg. Lee suffered 13,000 casualties which amounted to 22% of his army, men difficult to replace. He Lost Stonewall Jackson a vacancy that could never be filled. Finally, Lee's triumph at Chancellorsville imbued him with the belief that his army was invincible. He convinced the Richmond government to endorse his proposed offensive into Pennsylvania. Within six weeks, the Army of Northern Virginia confidently embarked on a journey northward to keep an appointment with destiny at a place called Gettysburg.

Answer 4

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why was the battle of chancellorsville important?????
i dont get why this battle was important. i seriously dont

Answer 5

Lee spit up his army and sent Thomas Jackson around the Union army to attack it in the left flank. a daring move since lee was out number.
And this is where Thomas J. Jackson lost his life, hence the death of the Confederacy.

Answer 6

I don't regard it as a critical battle either. Not a turning-point, nor a major conflict.