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Chancellor House Chancellorsville, VA |
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The Chancellorsville Inn stood at the crossing of the River road, Turnpike and the Plank roads west of Fredericksburg. It was originally built around 1810, and it was expanded over the next few years. By the 1860s, the Chancellor House had about 30 rooms. In 1862, Confederate troops marched down the Plank road, passing in front of the inn. It is reported that the Chancellor girls stood on the upstairs balcony and were saluted by the Confederate troops. In 1863, Chancellor House was the headquarters of Major General Joseph Hooker during the Battle of Chancellorsville. The general was knocked off his feet with a possible concussion when a Confederate artillery round smashed into a column that he was standing beside. Later, the general would take flight leaving the house to fall prey to heavy Confederate fire and the inn burned when struck by an errant hotshot. |
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- Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, April 30 - may 6, 1863 -
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Correct Responces: Bill Chisolm - Links to More information - "Chancellor House" "Ruins Today" |
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