At the Battle of Chancellorsville, General Hooker planned to

Hooker’s plan at Chancellorsville was to maneuver around Robert E. Lee’s smaller army and trap it between Union forces. In other words, he planned to surround Lee’s forces. Capturing Richmond was not the immediate objective of this battle, and Jackson’s death and Burnside’s replacement were not Hooker’s plan.

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