General-in-Chief throughout that year was Henry Halleck.
His three main armies were commanded by:
Joe Hooker, who was defeated at Chancellorsville, and replaced by George Meade who defeated Lee at Gettysburg.
William Rosecrans, who was defeated at Chickamauga, and replaced by George Thomas.
Ulysses Grant, who liberated the Mississippi, went to help George Thomas at Chattanooga, and would be promoted General-in-Chief, early in 1864.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee.
General Meade leading the Union forces won the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 - 3 1863.
General Robert E. Lee for the South and General Ulysses S Grant for the North.
General Erwin Rommel
Robert E Lee was the leading general
It was essential to protect General Lee's logistic base, the region north of Richmond and its railroads to the fertile Shenandoah Valley. Union Major General Joseph Hooker would attempt to foil Lee's plans in the late Spring of 1863. This would result in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Launceston General Hospital was created in 1863.
Best known for leading the Union (North) in the Civil War. He was a brave military general.
Gettysburg, of course. July 1, 2 and 3, 1863.
The economy in 1863 was starting to get better. The North flourished in regards to industry thanks to the war.
The campaign of summer 1863 which ended in defeat at Gettysburg