During the Chancellorsville Campaign from April 10 to May 3, 1863, these trenches formed part of Hooker's original line. On May 2, Couch's II Corps skirmishers under the command of Col. Nelson A. Miles beat off repeated Confederate attacks launched to draw attention from Jackson's flanking movement. Miles was seriously wounded on May 3 and was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service here. He also distinguished himself at the Wilderness and became famous as an Indian fighter after the war. The trenches were abandoned on May 3 when Hooker fell back toward the Rappahannock.