Transcribed Newspaper Articles--Augusta County: Chancellorsville

• The Spectator, March 10, 1863, p. 2, c. 3: "The Ensuing Campaign." The Examiner expects the armies in both the east and west to begin their campaigns in April once the ground is dry. The paper believes that the upcoming months "will be signalized by the most terrible battles of modern times."

• The Spectator, May 5, 1863, p. 1, c. 2: "The Bloodiest Battle of the War Imminent." Reports the early stages of a developing battle along the Rappahannock.

• The Spectator, May 12, 1863, p. 2, c. 1: "Bloody Battle and Glorious Victory." Item reports battle at Chancellorsville and death of Gen. Thomas L. "Stonewall" Jackson. The paper does not have the names of the men from the 52d Virginia who have been wounded. However, it has been informed that there were nine killed and one hundred and eleven wounded from the 5th Virginia.

• The Spectator, May 19, 1863, p. 2, c. 4: "How Gen. Jackson Was Wounded." Describes how Jackson's men fired on the General and his staff by mistake.

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