In 1861 and 1862, Confederate armies achieved many victories over their Northern counterparts. By the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia. General Lee decided upon an invasion of the north, which would pull both armies from war torn northern Virginia, where most of the fighting had previously been. By invading the north and particularly, winning the victory in the north, it might cause disenchanted northerners to pressure the …showed first 75 words of 420 total…

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