Kris White and Chris Mackowski are on the ground at Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg discussing Chancellorsville’s forgotten front.

We wrap up our commemorative coverage of the Battle of Chancellorsville at the famous crossroads of the Plank Road and Elys Ford Road. Our full team of Chris Mackowski, Kris White, Steward Henderson, Greg Mertz, Dan Davis, Don Pfanz, Sarah Kay Bierle, Tim Talbott and Andy Poulton behind the camera are on the call. Thank you for joining us throughout our series and be on the lookout for future 160th anniversary coverage in 2023!

The Battle of Chancellorsville raged for more than five hours near the crossroads "town." Fighting in the woods north of the Orange Turnpike was confusing and vicious throughout May 3, 1863. Fires engulfed part of the woods while Robert E. Lee's and Joseph Hooker's armies clashed for control of the Chancellorsville Crossroads. Jeb Stuart pushed the Army of the Potomac from the west, while Robert E. Lee attacked from the east. Join Chris Mackwoski, Sarah Kay Bierle, Steward Henderson, Greg Mertz, and Kris White as they examine this heartbreaking clash of arms at Chancellorsville.

Infantry vs infantry. Artillery vs artillery in the struggle for one of the few open spaces near Chancellorsville-Fairview. Sunday, May 3, 1863, was one of the costliest days in American history, with more than 22,000 casualties produced in fighting the Chancellorsville Campaign. One man fell every second over five hours. Join Chris Mackowski, Dan Davis, Sarah Kay Bierle, Don Pfanz, Greg Mertz, Tim Talbott, and Kris White as they unpack the heartbreaking story of Chancellorsville and the struggle of the Army of the Potomac against the Army of Northern Virginia.

Artillery, infantry, and a world-famous novel collide at Hazel Grove. Following the wounding of Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee sought to keep the momentum of the campaign on his side and to reunite the Army of Northern Virginia. At dawn on May 3, 1863, famed cavalryman Jeb Stuart, now at the head of Jackson's infantry, opened a brutal day of fighting that produced more than 22,000 casualties. The opening action at Hazel Grove secured the Confederate momentum and an excellent artillery position. Join Chris Mackowski, Don Pfanz, Greg Mertz, Dan Davis, Steward Henderson, Sarah Kay Bierle, and Kris White for a walk through the bloodiest day at Chancellorsville.

Live from Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg discussing Chancellorsville’s forgotten front with Kris White and Chris Mackowski.

Part two of our exploration of Stonewall Jackson's famed flank attack at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. After a 12-mile march around the front of the Union Army, Jackson stacked nearly 31,000 men on the Federal right flank and rolled up Oliver Otis Howard's 11th Army Corps. High drama played out in the fields and forests of the "Wilderness" near Chancellorsville. Visit the land recently preserved by the American Battlefield Trust and the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust. Join Chris Mackwoski, Steward Henderson, Tom Van Winkle, and Kris White for an examination of this famed assault.

Part one of our exploration of Stonewall Jackson's famed flank attack at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. After a 12-mile march around the front of the Union Army, Jackson stacked nearly 31,000 men on the Federal right flank and rolled up Oliver Otis Howard's 11th Army Corps. High drama played out in the fields and forests of the "Wilderness" near Chancellorsville. Join Chris Mackwoski, Steward Henderson, Dan Davis, and Kris White for an examination of this famed assault.

It was one of the iconic movements of the American Civil War, Stonewall Jackson's flank march at Chancellorsville. Traversing country roads, streams, and 12 miles of the backwoods, Jackson's men arrived in the Union right flank on the afternoon of May 2, 1863. What followed dislodged the Union right flank and led to the wounding of Stonewall Jackson. Jump in the car with Kris White, Chris Mackowski, Dan Davis, Tim Talbott, and more as we retrace the steps of this phase of Chancellorsville.

The crossroads of the Furnace and Orange Plank Roads served as the setting for the last meeting between Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It was here that they planned Jackson's famed flank march. Jump in the car with Kris White, Dan Davis, and Chris Mackwoski, and then stand on the ground of this famous meeting.

View the American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Battle of the Wilderness - Orange Plank Road Fight on May 6, 1864, from 2pm to 6pm.