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The first time (September 1862), he was hoping to force Maryland into the Confederacy. The second time (June 1863), he was wanting to invade the prosperous state of Pennsylvania, to feed and equip his barefoot troops.
Lee had a number of reasons to invade the North. He marched the Army of Northern Virginia north with vigor after his remarkable victory over his outnumbered troops at Chancellorsville. Lee moved north to take pressure off the besieged town of Vicksburg. The other goal was to capture the capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. If successful his hope was to damage the morale of the North and aid the Confederacy's efforts to have European powers recognize the independence of the Confederacy. Gettysburg was not a planned battle and it was by chance along with the unexpected resignation of Union General Hooker from leading the Army of the Potomac.
The re-uniting of the States.
They were fighting an offensive war and they were invading a large geographic area.
Siege of Vicksburg - ending the war in the west. Battle of Gettysburg - ending Lee's hopes of invading the North. Battle of Chattanooga - saving the Army of Cumberland from starvation, and giving Grant the credibility to become General-in-Chief.
The North hoped to accomplish several things there.
The first time (September 1862), he was hoping to force Maryland into the Confederacy. The second time (June 1863), he was wanting to invade the prosperous state of Pennsylvania, to feed and equip his barefoot troops.
The first time (September 1862), he was hoping to force Maryland into the Confederacy. The second time (June 1863), he was wanting to invade the prosperous state of Pennsylvania, to feed and equip his barefoot troops.
Lee had a number of reasons to invade the North. He marched the Army of Northern Virginia north with vigor after his remarkable victory over his outnumbered troops at Chancellorsville. Lee moved north to take pressure off the besieged town of Vicksburg. The other goal was to capture the capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. If successful his hope was to damage the morale of the North and aid the Confederacy's efforts to have European powers recognize the independence of the Confederacy. Gettysburg was not a planned battle and it was by chance along with the unexpected resignation of Union General Hooker from leading the Army of the Potomac.
The Roman general who attacked Carthage in North Africa to end the Second Punic War.
He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah
North invaded South.
The Battle of Gettysburg happened during a campaign by General Robert E. Lee, aimed at invading the North so as to upset the North's own campaign plans and strenghten the peace movement that was developing in the Union.
Followed the order of Qin Shihuang, the Great Wall of China was constructed to keep the Xiongnu from invading from the north and the west.
The North was invading an unfamiliar territory and most of the generals were inexperienced or inept.
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 Lee responded by having another shot at invading the North, which came to grief at Gettysburg.