Antienam Creek
The orders showed the plan for Lees Maryland Campaign and led to the Battle of Antietam.
Cavalry Commander JEB Stuart was absent for the early stages of the battle.
To penetrate into Pennsylvania, win a big battle on Northern soil, and impress the British, who were treating this campaign as the test of Confederate viability.
Gettysburg
Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The Battle of Boonsboro (South Mountain) was fought in Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland September 14, 1862. It was a part of Lee's Maryland Campaign which culminated in the bloody Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) September 17 1862. See the following link for more about the battle.
The battle of Gettysburg
Union general Geoge Mcellen, after the battle of antietam, he failed to pursue Lees army, allowing them to escape. He was fired for this
General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fought several major bloody battles in the course of the US Civil War. The two most notable were the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg. Even with 20-20 hindsight there is no majority of military historians who have second guessed the non-pursuit of Union generals McClellan and Meade. Some do criticize them and may point to certain statistics. Even with that information, they were not at the scene of these battles.
Kroger Babb was born on December 30, 1906, in Lees Creek, Ohio, USA.
Second Manassas, Seven Days, Chancellorsville…
The orders showed the plan for Lees Maryland Campaign and led to the Battle of Antietam.
Cavalry Commander JEB Stuart was absent for the early stages of the battle.
To penetrate into Pennsylvania, win a big battle on Northern soil, and impress the British, who were treating this campaign as the test of Confederate viability.
His first attempt at invading the North was stopped at Antietam. The second was stopped at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg