At Chancellorsville in Virginia, Hooker made the decision to organize a cavalry force in order to cut off the Confederates. He divided his army into thirds and sent the cavalry to Richmond to cut off communication within the Confederacy. His other two armies were built with the intention of trapping General Robert E. Lee's army from both angles. But things did not turn out as expected. Lee and Stonewall Jackson declined the offer. Despite the fact that the Union significantly outnumbered them, Jackson planned to divide his army. Jackson wanted to gain an advantage by bringing his combat men into the forest. On May 2, 1863, Jackson surprised Hooker by attacking. The Union army was outclassed because it was unprepared. Stonewall Jackson was shot during the conflict, and he passed just a few days later. 13,460 Confederate soldiers and 17,304 Union soldiers are thought to have perished.

Even though the Union lost this fight, it was a crucial turning point in the Civil War. One of the most admired Generals in the Confederacy was Stonewall Jackson. His passing not only dealt a devastating blow to Confederate morale, but it also had an impact on future Confederate ambitions. The Confederacy's early wins were largely the result of Stonewall Jackson's strategic thinking. Without his knowledge and suggestions for strategy, the Confederates lost one of their key advantages.

The Battle of Anthony's Hill (also known as the Battle of King's Hill or the Battle of Devil's Gap) was fought on December 25, 1864, in Tennessee during the American Civil War between combined Confederate cavalry and infantry units led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and Union forces led by Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson. The battle was part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Lt. General John B. Hood had ordered General Forrest to lead the Army of Tennessee's rear guard, which was in flight following the military disaster at the Battle of Nashville on December 15-16, 1864.