Because the British had said that if the Confederates were clearly going to win, the South should be given its independence without further bloodshed.
So Lee needed a big win on Northern soil to encourage Britain to mediate in their favour, or if that failed, to send military aid to the Confederates.
General Robert. E. Lee
the general for the north(Union, U.S.A) is Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee.
General Robert e. Lee
General Robert E. Lee
To bring this divided state into the Confederacy.
General Robert. E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee was from Virginia.
General Robert E. Lee.
Robert E. Winslow - general - died in 1893.
Robert E. Winslow - general - was born in 1829.
Robert Allen - general - was born on 1811-03-15.
Robert Allen - general - died on 1886-08-05.
General Grant Rose. Robert surrendered to him on April 9, 1865.
the general for the north(Union, U.S.A) is Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee.
I believe that Robert E. Lee became general in the April of 1861.