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Lee had won his last six encounters with the Potomac Army and was confident. He wanted to mount an offense, rather than just defend the South. There was no force preventing his move north, as long as he avoided Washington. Lee's forces had traveled past the Army of the Potomac through the Shenandoah Valley over the Potomac River and into Maryland.

Meade had to find Lee. Losing contact with the enemy's main force could prove to be a disaster.

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