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Chancellorsville

chan·cel·lors·ville

uncommon

noun

1.

a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker

Origin

After George Chancellor; from Chancellor + -s- + -ville.

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