their Northern counterparts. By the summer of 1863, General Robert
E. Lee was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia. General
Lee decided upon an invasion of the north, which would pull both
armies from war torn northern Virginia, where most of the fighting had
previously been. By invading the north and particularly, winning the
victory in the north, it might cause disenchanted northerners to
pressure the Lincoln administration to seek a settlement toward peace,
thus ending the war. This decision
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