S05E09: The Gettysburg Campaign: Lee's Final Invasion

After two years of combat Confederate General Robert E. Lee

moved his army north. At the centerpiece of what is now known as the Gettysburg

Campaign the Southern officer planned a full scale invasion of the United

States. Although he had tallied numerous victories, it would not be until Lee

could persuade northern voters to reject President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 that

his rebellion would truly be a success. After days of foraging and skirmishing,

the Army of Northern Virginia accidently crossed a Union scout party leading to

the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere. On this episode we

discuss the Gettysburg Campaign.