Dashed left edge = started before April 1863 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond April 1863
Events in April 1863 1
1863Battle of ChancellorsvilleConfederate victory marked by Stonewall Jackson's woundingConfederate General Robert E. Lee defeated a much larger Union force under Joseph Hooker in Virginia between 30 April and 6 May 1863. The victory came at heavy cost, as General Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire during the fighting.