Buy the time of Chancellorsville the South had been cut in half at Vicskburg, had lost their largest city at New Orleans as well as most of Tennessee and large parts of Mississippi and Arkansas. Their armies had been beat consistently all over the West, any chance of European recognition was dead, their economy was in ruins and the blockade was growing stronger every day. A very strong case could be made that any chance for confederate sovereignty died on April 12, 1861 and it just took 4 years for the body to hit the floor.
‘Actually, I’d say they had numerous chances to win the war, but failed to capitalize on them, the last time being Chancellorsville.
Buy the time of Chancellorsville the South had been cut in half at Vicskburg,’
Chancellorsville was fought on May 1st and 2nd, 1863.
The Seige of Vickburg didn’t being til June 18th, 1863.
And didn’t end til July 4th, 1863.