The disastrous failure of 130,000 strong Union forces to prevail against an opponent less than half its size here is blamed on Major General Oliver Howard, who ignored instructions to guard against surprise attack.
The disastrous failure of 130,000 strong Union forces to prevail against an opponent less than half its size here is blamed on Major General Oliver Howard, who ignored instructions to guard against surprise attack. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac suffered an embarrassing loss to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in this rural battle, but the Confederacy's victory was marred when a set of troops, confused by the setting sun, shot their commander in the left arm, requiring an amputation that caused a deadly infection. For 10 points, name this 1863 battle in Virginia, at which it is stated that "Lee lost his right arm when Jackson lost his left arm."
The disastrous failure of 130,000 strong Union forces to prevail against an opponent less than half its size here is blamed on Major General Oliver Howard, who ignored instructions to guard against surprise attack.
Battle of {Chancellorsville}