The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville.n the evening of May 3 and all day May 4, Hooker remained in his defenses north of Chancellorsville. Lee observed that Hooker was threatening no offensive action, so felt comfortable ordering Anderson's division to join the battle against Sedgwick.
CHAN: The traditional horse-drawn carriage is an icon of the Philippines' colonial past. But now it's fighting for survival against gas-guzzling vehicles in ... CHAN: The traditional horse-drawn carriage is an icon of the Philippines' colonial past. But now it's fighting for survival against gas-guzzling vehicles in Manila. STORY: In the 1700-1800's, Manila was under Spanish rule and riding a horse and carriage was a symbol of affluence.
In 1793, âLight Horse Harryâ Lee married Ann Hill Carter of Shirley Plantation. Their son Robert E. Lee, the future General of the Confederate Army, was born at Stratford in 1807. âLight Horse Harryâ Lee experienced financial hardships, and, after serving nearly two years in debtorâs prison, moved his family from Stratford to Alexandria in the winter of 1810-11. His and Matildaâs son, Henry Lee IV , became owner of the property, but, due to lawsuits generated by a domestic scandal, had to sell Stratford in 1822 to a friend, William Clarke Somerville of Maryland.