Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville

Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville

Author: History Hit May 7, 2026 Duration: 42:02

It was Robert E. Lee's greatest strategic triumph but it came at a heavy cost - the loss of his talismanic leader and friend Stonewall Jackson among thousands of Confederate casualties. Guiding Don Wildman through what happened back in 1863 is Dr Bradford Wineman. His new book is called 'Francis H. Smith, VMI, and the Rise of Southern Military Education'.


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