Posted by Keith on April 29, 19100 at 13:17:53:

In Reply to: Origins of Gettysburg Campaign posted by Mark on March 16, 19100 at 21:08:03:

: What motivated Lee to invade Pennsylvania in 1863? From what I understand, the Army of Northern ia had a rough time the previous winter, and was really in no shape to go campaigning. Was Lee in search of supplies, or was he responding to political pressure. Of course, taking the war to northern soil would prove useful in getting international recongnition of the Confederacy, but did Lee feel his troops were materially up to the task? And what was Meade up to? Was he actively moving south, or awaiting Lee's next move?

From what I have read there were two major reasons for Lee's advance into the north. One was that he wanted to get the war out of ia mainly because of supply shortages. Another reason was because Grant was having success on the Mississippi that if he invaded and threatened Washington the north might possibly take troops from the Mississippi and place them to defend DC.

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: : What motivated Lee to invade Pennsylvania in 1863? From what I understand, the Army of Northern ia had a rough time the previous winter, and was really in no shape to go campaigning. Was Lee in search of supplies, or was he responding to political pressure. Of course, taking the war to northern soil would prove useful in getting international recongnition of the Confederacy, but did Lee feel his troops were materially up to the task? And what was Meade up to? Was he actively moving south, or awaiting Lee's next move? : : From what I have read there were two major reasons for Lee's advance into the north. One was that he wanted to get the war out of ia mainly because of supply shortages. Another reason was because Grant was having success on the Mississippi that if he invaded and threatened Washington the north might possibly take troops from the Mississippi and place them to defend DC.

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