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The battle of chancellorsville. >> [ coughing ] >> ♪ i went down in the river to pray ♪ >> order a.p. hill to prepare for action. >> [ crying ] >> ♪ studying about that good old way ♪ >> let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees. >> [ crying ] ♪ >> ♪ the starry crown ♪ good lord ♪ show me the way >> [ crying ]
>> my men were murdered out there. where the hell was jackson? >> the federal forces are too great. we need to retreat, and we need to protect the capital. immediately. >> a.p. hill's force suffers high casualties in this attack, only because they're not being supported by jackson as initially planned, and longstreet opposed attacking union positions because mcclellan moves to within striking distance of richmond. >> we have paid a heavy price today. the failure is mine. >> sir, but jackson -- >> the failure is mine, and mine alone. we do no honor to those brave men who fell here today if we r...
>> my men were murdered out there. where the hell was jackson? >> the federal forces are too great. we need to retreat, and we need to protect the capital. immediately. >> a.p. hill's force suffers high casualties in this attack, only because they're not being supported by jackson as initially planned, and longstreet opposed attacking union positions because mcclellan moves to within striking distance of richmond. >> we have paid a heavy price today. the failure is mine. >> sir, but jackson -- >> the failure is mine, and mine alone. we do no honor to those brave men who fell here today if we r...
>> you will command this army. and you will save our capital. [ reel ticking, shutter clicks ] >> lee takes over a demoralized confederate army low on munitions and man power, devoid of manufacturing, squeezed by the union's coastal blockade. the south appears to be one battle away from losing the war. >> this is a desperate time for the confederacy. the army that lee inherits is not in good condition. clearly, they need not only someone to bring a kind of order and discipline, but also to inspire them. >> with the confederate army's back against the wall, lee summons generals stonewall jackso...
Election. >> evan perez doing excellent reporting. thanks very much. hillary clinton's campaign is calling on the fbi to release more information about the new e-mails and its review. let's go to jeff zeleny covering the clinton campaign for us in iowa. so what is the reaction, jeff? >> reporter: well, hillary clinton has just landed here and she'll be making her way here to a rally. this day was intended to try to really break free this deadlocked race in iowa that she's in with donald trump. they thought this was a moment in the campaign where they were trying to get more votes as opposed to...