The 23rd Regt NJ Vols fought here just below Salem Church on the Plank Road May 3rd 1863. The Federals had pushed the Confederate force out of Fredericksburg and were en route to attack Lee at Chancellorsville. The CSA blocked these column here, as Lee completed his work to route the Army of the Potomac for the last time in arguably his most successful engagement. This monument in Charity has a plaque on the east side that reads "To the brave Alabama boys our opponents on this field of Battle whose memory we honor, this tablet is dedicated." Two months later the tables would be turned. Amen
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