ASIN: B00MFXJMK4
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 49
Early in 1863 General Lee, after his abortive invasion of Northern territory in 1862, decided to try again. The advantages of such an invasion were several fold. First he knew that any movement northward on his part must lure Major General Joseph Hooker after him and so remove the Union threat against the Confederate Capitol, Richmond. Second, a major victory in the north might alleviate the pressure on the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the west. Third, Lee would be in apposition where he could threaten, or even capture, the Pennsylvanian capitol of Harrisburg and then strike east toward Philadelphia and Baltimore. Diplomatically, then, Lee had everything to gain, for such a victory could bring European recognition of the Confederacy and perhaps even a negotiated peace with the Union. The new Southern nation would then become a reality in the eyes of the world. Unfortunately, Lee had ...
