"The Perfect Charge": Honor Under Fire at Chancellorsville
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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At the Battle of Chancellorsville, there came a moment when Col. William J. Sewell and his New Jersey Brigade, including Michael Clancy, faced overwhelming odds with no orders to retire and no reinforcements on the way. There was no honorable option but to charge—and they did.
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