In
May 1863 General U.S. Grant was laying siege to the
strategically located city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. President
Jefferson Davis called the city the “link that holds the South’s
two halves together.” If Grant could take the city, the
Federals would control the Mississippi River and split the
Confederacy. Davis wanted Lee to do something about Grant.
There was talk of sending Virginia troops to General Johnston in
the west to beat back Grant and save the city. Lee had a bolder
plan. He would invade the North and possibly take the pressure
off of Vicksburg with his new invasion. With another major
victory on northern soil, perhaps Lincoln might even talk terms
for peace. On the rainy morning of June 25, 1863 General Lee
with his three corps of about 65,000 men crossed the Potomac
River in a desperate endeavor to win independence for the
Confederate States of America. As Lee and Longstreet crossed
with the First corps and rode out of the river that had divided
a nation, a band struck up the tune of Dixie as they entered
Maryland. No one knew what lay ahead, but spirits were high and
the look of power and determination was seen on Lee’s face, as
he had come to believe in the invincibility of his army.
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