He took the blame for the loss, and retreated to Virginia.
Cornwallis had decided he could not win the Carolinas after losing two key battles.
Lee retreated back into Virginia.
Two months after the CSS Virginia battled the Union Monitor, the Confederates destroyed the Virginia as they retreated from Norfolk, Virginia
General John B. Hood
General John B. Hood.
General John B. Hood
The Virginia General Assembly. The Virginia General Assembly.
Lee retreated to Virginia, never to invade the North again.
Lee retreated to Virginia and began planning his defense.
Meade defeated Lee. Lee retreated to Virginia, never to invade the North again.
Retreated to Virginia, where they would soon win a decisive victory at Fredericksburg.