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.
Tess Uriza Holthe is a Filipina-American writer from San Francisco. Her first novel, When the Elephants Dance, is inspired in part by her father's experiences growing up in the Philippines during World War II.lternating between the gruesome realities of torture, starvation and rape brought on by the war and the magical realism of Filipino folklore, When the Elephants Dance presents a lyrical, multi-layered view of the history and culture of a war-torn nation. It has been called a remakably rich story...