McLaws, Lafayette

Life Span

01/15/1821 to 07/24/1897

Life Summary

Full name

Lafayette McLaws

Place of Birth

Burial Place

Birth Date Certainty

Exact

Death Date Certainty

Exact

Gender

Male

Race

White

Sectional choice

South

Origins

Slave State

Family

Emily Allison Taylor (wife)

Education

West Point (US Military Academy)

Occupation

Military

Businessman

Other Affiliations

Masons

Military

Confederate Army

Events

Date	Event
05/31/1862 - 06/01/1862	Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond
04/27/1863 - 04/30/1863	The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
05/01/1863	Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
05/02/1863	"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/03/1863	Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville
05/03/1863 - 05/04/1863	Union reinforcements prevented from reaching Chancellorsville at Battle of Salem Church
05/05/1863 - 05/06/1863	The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville
09/18/1863 - 09/20/1863	In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek

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