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(A) General Lee wanted to take the pressure off General Grant's attack on Vicksburg, Miss. which would give the Union complete control of the Mississippi river, if Gen. Grant won the battle, (which he did). Gen. Lee hoped an attack in Penn. would take Union soldiers from Vicksburg, and that if Gen. Lee defeated Gen. Meade in Penn., then (B) Gen. Lee could attack Washington DC. (like the English did in the War of 1812), and Gen. Lee might even force President Lincoln to surrender the war against the South. (C) There were not a lot of Union soldiers in Penn. and an attack there by Gen. Lee would be totally unexpected, and give Gen. Lee the element of surprise.
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Some of general Lee's soldiers were discovered in what city on there way to Pennsylvania?
At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania :) (A+)
Who were the leaders of the North and South Armies?
North: General Ulysses S. Grant South: General Robert E. Lee
How did Lee's appointment to head the Army of Northern Virginia affect the course of the civil war?
General Lee told President Davis of his plan. Lee thought of the north at a low point. he hoped a victory in the north might force Lincoln to talk peace. o and lee hoped the invasion would show that the confederacy could indeed win the war.
Which battle did General Lee win that enable him to move his army into the North?
Chancellorsville
Which three-day battle caused General Lee to move his army into the North?
Chancellorsville.
