icksburg needed help, but got none. Lee had a plan of his own, to invade Pennsylvania (The Civil War:Catton 206).Lee thought that an invasion of the North would help in many ways. First is that the war was getting to the people in the North. The appearance of the Confederate Army would make that even worse. So much so that President Lincoln might have to recognize the independence of the Confederate States. It might also bring the recognition of the British. Lee also needed food for his army that could not be gained from the ravaged lands of Virginia. But the best reason for marching North was that the Frenzel, 3Army of the Potomac would probably march toward Richmond again. The drive north would disrupt their plans and postpone the march on Richmond. But in simple laymans terms, Lee's army was going to fight somewhere that summer, why not fight north of the Mason-Dixon line than south of it (Leckie 69).The Commander-in-Chief of the United States, President Lincoln knew that Lee's advance would be an advantage for that Federals. So far the north has fought with more men but in the south. Now they will fight with more men and on their own ground.Lee's army began to march on June 3. Hooker began to move his men parallel to Lee's, keeping his army between Lee's and Washington, D.C. By the end of June, Lee had all his infantry and artillery north of the Potomac River. Lieutenant General Richard Ewell, a bald,"peppery little man with a wooden leg," had gone eastward and was threatening Harrisburg and York, Pennsylvania with Lieutenant General A.P. Hill behind him. Lieutenant General James Longstreet had his men in Chambersburg waiting for orders. Yet there was some concern about Lee's cavalry, led by Major General J.E.B. "Jeb" Stuart. He had not moved until June 25 where he immediately ran into trouble. Stuart had gotten himself into the largest cavalry battle on the North American Co...
