General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg and Antietam
Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
70,000 troops of the North Virginia army under General Robert E. Lee's command.
the confederate army
Lee commanded Lee's army at Gettysburg.
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The Union Army & The Confederate Army
Short answer: The Confederate army went into Gettysburg looking for shoes.
The Confederate Army was looking for shoes which Gettysburg had a factory for. The Confederate Army had sent soldiers to the town to get the shoes but ran into waiting Union Soldiers. (idiots)