Robert E. Lee
In February of 1862, Confederate General Henry Sibely marched north from Texas for the purpose of invading New Mexico. He win a narrow victory of Union troops and continued his invasion.
General Robert E. Lee
Shiloh
Confederate General Albert S. Johnston had little choice but evacuate Nashville in 1862, His force only numbered 11,000 troops and the opposing Union army under General Buell had 40,000 troops.
The North was invaded by Confederate armies on several notable occasions during the American Civil War, with the most significant invasions occurring twice. The first major invasion was General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia's incursion into Maryland, culminating in the Battle of Antietam in September 1862. The second major invasion occurred in July 1863, when Lee's army crossed into Pennsylvania, leading to the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg. These invasions highlighted the Confederacy's attempts to bring the war to Northern soil and gain support from border states and foreign nations.
Confederate generals Braxton Bragg and Kirby Smith moved into Northern territory in separate advances in the Summer of 1862. Bragg's advance moved north on a route parallel to Kirby Smith's but west of him and close to Union General Buell's army.
General Johnston
Confederate Army under General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
At dawn of May 26, 1862