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Save Chancellorsville: A Crucial Civil War Battlefield

The Battle of Chancellorsville, fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, between Major General Joseph Hooker and General Robert E. Lee, was a pivotal moment in the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory. This site witnessed the wounding of Lt. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson and the loss of over 30,000 lives. Preserving this historic battlefield is essential not just to honor those who fought but to maintain our connection to history. We can protect Chancellorsville through donations, advocacy, and community clean-up efforts.

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Save Chancellorsville: A Crucial Civil War Battlefield

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  1. Save Chancellorsville http://www.usa-civil-war.com/

  2. Why is this place so important? • A major Civil War battle was fought here, in Virginia, between Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker and Gen. Robert E. Lee. • The battle of Chancellorsville was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863. • The Confederacy won that battle.

  3. WHY SAVE CHANCELLORSVILLE? • Lt. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson was wounded here by friendly fire and died. • Over 30,000 people died, were captured or wounded during this battle.It’s an insult to those people to destroy this battle field. • If we destroy this battlefield, people won’t care about this historyanymore. • The last thing the world needs is more buildings. http://members.tripod.com/andrew_dehart/

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  5. Do you want this to happen to Chancellorsville?? http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/ http://www.odu.edu/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/

  6. What you can do to help • You can donate to groups that save battlefields. • You can write letters to important people explaining why this battlefield should be saved. • You can clean up the battlefield. • You can protest.

  7. Brought to you by Balthazar, Brendan and Hunter. • Information from civilwarbattlefieldsandbeyond.wikispaces.com www.nalip.org

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