A bad defeat at Gettysburg, though he was allowed to get his army back to Virginia, through sluggish pursuit by Meade.
Lee invaded with 71,699 men.
Lee invaded Pennsylvania.
Robert E. Lee
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Pennsylvania and Maryland.
"I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity." -Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Most of Lee's battles were fought in Virginia, but Antietam was in Maryland, and Gettysburg was in Pennsylvania.
In 1863, with the outcome of the Civil War very much undecided, Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania via the Shenandoah Valley. The goal of the campaign was to press northern senators into re-considering their stance on the war. Lee intended to press as far north as Harrisburg or Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. A northern Union army followed Lee's southern Confederate forces, and the two armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1st, 1863. The battle lasted two more days, and on July 4, Lee was forced to retreat back to his base of operations in Northern Virginia.
In 1863, with the outcome of the Civil War very much undecided, Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania via the Shenandoah Valley. The goal of the campaign was to press northern senators into re-considering their stance on the war. Lee intended to press as far north as Harrisburg or Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. A northern Union army followed Lee's southern Confederate forces, and the two armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1st, 1863. The battle lasted two more days, and on July 4, Lee was forced to retreat back to his base of operations in Northern Virginia.
Gettysburg
First, Maryland (Battle of Antietam). Next, Pennsylvania. (Battle of Gettysburg). After losing this battle, Lee would shake his fist at the sky, declaring that even the skies were against him in Pennsylvania.