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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Virtual Tour Stop, Slocum's Line
Slocum's Line

General Henry Slocum's Twelfth Corps held this line of earthworks from May 1 through mid-morning on May 3. On the morning of May 3, General Richard Anderson's Confederate division attacked Slocum's men from the front while artillery rounds from Hazel Grove crashed into their flank. The Twelfth Corps was forced to retreat to Fairview.

This is a brand new tour stop on the battlefield. As on late October, the interpretive signs have not yet arrived.

 
Tour Stop Sign for Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove is tour stop #9 on the driving tour of the battlefield.

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Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville  

Did You Know?
The battle of Chancellorsville was the biggest mismatch of the war. Yet the smaller Confederate army of 60,000 defeated the larger force of 130,000 - the biggest army of the war.

Last Updated: December 23, 2007 at 12:20 EST