The first shots of the Battle of Chancellorsville were fired at 11:20 a.m. as the armies collided. McLaws's initial attack pushed back Sykes's division. The Union general organized a counterattack that recovered the lost ground. Anderson then sent a brigade under Brig. Gen. Ambrose Wright up an unfinished railroad south of the Plank Road, around the right flank of Slocum's corps. This would normally be a serious problem, but Howard's XI Corps was advancing from the rear and could deal with Wright.Salmon, p. 177; Cullen, p. 25; Krick, pp. 59–62; Welcher, pp. 663–65; Gallagher, pp. 18–19.
the first shots of the battle of chancellorsville were fired at 1120 am as the armies collided mclaws's initial attack pushed back sykes's division the union general organized a counterattack that recovered the lost ground anderson then sent a brigade under brig gen ambrose wright up an unfinished railroad south of the plank road around the right flank of slocum's corps this would normally be a serious problem but howard's xi corps was advancing from the rear and could deal with wrightsalmon p 177; cullen p 25; krick pp 59–62; welcher pp 663–65; gallagher pp 18–19