Boom Goes the History American Battlefield Trust

We trace the final action at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, the Battle of Salem Church, which stemmed the Union tide rolling west along the Orange Turnpike.

We are LIVE following in the footsteps of the Army of the Potomac as they assault Marye’s Heights at Second Fredericksburg. Barksdale’s Mississippi brigade and the Washington Artillery tangles with the 6th Corps in the famed Sunken Road. The area came to be known as one of several "Gibraltars of the South."

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.