Episode 9: Hazel Grove, the Key to the Chancellorsville Battlefield

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.