- Early June of 1863, Lee went across Northern Maryland into Southern Pennsylvania and his forces gathered West of a small town called Gettysburg.
- Lee wasn't aware that the Union Soldiers were camped close to town.
- Lee has had a lack of enemy information for three days because his Calvary chief Jeb Stuart wasn't preforming his duties and disobeyed Lees orders and went out on his own raiding party.
- Another confederate raiding party went to Gettysburg for boots and supplies, There they ran right into the Unions general George G. Meades Calvary Which Started "The Battle of Gettysburg".
- Battle of Gettysburg- A key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates.
- July 1st, 1863, the battle began, the Confederate raiding party and the Union Began exchanging fire.
- Larger Confederate forces started to push Union troops back through Gettysburg.
- The Union regrouped on the high ground of Cemetery Ridge and Culp's Hill, Lee wanted to prevent the Union from entrenching themselves.
- Lee ordered General Ewell to attack however Ewell hesitated and gave the federals time to establish a defensive position.'
- Instead of attacking General James Longstreet suggested the confederate army move East, take a defensive position and wait for the Union army to attack first.