tʃˈænsɪlɚzvˌɪl ænd ɪts sˈɪstɚ ɡˈeɪm ɡˈɛɾɪsbˌɜːɡ wɜː dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈɛs. ɹˈɑːbɚts, ænd wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ˈævælən hˈɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪd wɪððə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
Chancellorsville and its sister game Gettysburg were designed by Charles S. Roberts, and were published by Avalon Hill in 1961 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War.