Despite being a smashing victory, why did the Battle of Chancellorsville come at a heavy price for the Confederacy?
A) General "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally killed by his own troops.
B) By focusing efforts at Chancellorsville, the South lost control of the West.
C) It revealed the incompetence of General Robert E. Lee.
D) The Army of Northern Virginia lost half its men.
A
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