Life span: 01/15/1821 to 07/24/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: Lafayette McLawsPlace of Birth: Augusta, GABurial Place: Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, GABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: Emily Allison Taylor (wife)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanOther Affiliations: MasonsMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End 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 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 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 Documents Images Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws, detail Lafayette McLaws, photograph Lafayette McLaws, photograph, detail Bibliography
