Battle of Chancellorsville
Hooker reached this point, April 30, 1863; Next day he entrenched, with his left wing on the river and his right wing on this road several miles west. That wing was surprised by Jackson and driven back here, May 2. The Confederates stormed the position here, May 3. The Union army withdrew northward, May 5-6, 1863.
Marker is at the intersection of Ely's Ford Road (County Route 610) and Plank Raod (Virginia Highway 3), on the right when traveling south on Ely's Ford Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
