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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