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Years: 1863 - 1863
June
Lee, having defeated Hooker's Union forces at Chancellorsville, decides to invade the North in hopes of further discouraging the enemy and possibly inducing European countries to recognize the Confederacy.
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, seventy-five thousand strong, begins a second invasion of the North, by way of the Shenandoah Valley into southern Pennsylvania.
Hooker follows him closely with the Army of the Potomac.
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- Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)
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- American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence)
- Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
- Gettysburg Campaign
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Years: 1863 - 1863
June
People
Groups
- Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)
Topics
- American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence)
- Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
- Gettysburg Campaign
Subjects
Regions
Subregions