Chancellorsville Change (Timeline)

Point of Dispersion
In the spring of 1863, Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee faced Union forces under Major General Joseph Hooker in Spotsylvania County, Virginia in the Battle of Chancellorsville. The battle had the most troops of any battle, and had the most casualties in the war until it was surpassed months later. In OTL, the Confederacy won, but Lieutenent General Stonewall Jackson died as a result of wounds from friendly fire during the battle. In this timeline, Jackson is not wounded by friendly fire; instead, Union Major General George Meade is killed by friendly fire.

Remainder of Civil War
April 30-May 6: Battle of Chancellorsville - Confederate Victory

May 20: Joseph Hooker replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac by John Reynolds

July 1-July 3: Battle of Gettysburg - Confederate Victory

July 4: End of the Battle of Vicksburg - Union Victory

Mid July: Reports of desertions and low morale within the Army of the Potomac

July 28: Britain recognizes the Confederacy as a sovereign nation

August 7: France recognizes the Confederacy as a sovereign nation

August 27-28: Battle of Conewago Creek - Confederate Victory

September 2: Winfield Scott Hancock replaces John Reynolds as commander of the Army of the Potomac

September 19-20: Battle of Chickamauga - Confederate Victory

September 17-19: Battle of New Cumberland - Confederate Victory

September 29-October 4: Representatives from both sides meet in Norfolk, Virginia, and eventually agree to the Treaty of Norfolk which ends the war and grants the Confederacy independence