The Split History of the Battle of Gettysburg by Stephanie Fitzgerald

Author:Stephanie Fitzgerald
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 9780756546953, 9780756547011, 9780756547035, 9780756549619, History/United States/Civil War Period, Union, Confederacy, Gettysburg
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

THE MARCH NORTH

Meanwhile, the rest of the Confederate army continued its advance. Ewell’s corps attacked a Union garrison at Winchester on June 13. Within two days they wiped out the last Union obstacle between them and the Potomac River.

The Confederate and Union cavalries continued to clash, but the southern horsemen were able to screen the movements of their infantry. The Army of Northern Virginia continued to move undetected toward Pennsylvania.

As the rest of the army crossed the Potomac into Maryland, Stuart asked for permission to take three of his best brigades on a raid. He was still smarting from his embarrassment at Brandy Station and wanted revenge.

Stuart set out to ride around the Union army on June 25. He hoped to disrupt their supply lines and cut off their communication. Lee gave Stuart permission to go as long as he made sure to get back in time to screen the Army of Northern Virginia’s advance into Pennsylvania. But neither man realized that the Union Army was also on the move. Stuart would end up delayed for a week. Lee was marching toward one of the most important battles of the war without what he called his “eyes and ears.”

Lee was in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on June 28. The rest of his army was spread out to the north, south, and east. Without information from Stuart, he had no idea where the Union troops were—until a spy entered camp. He informed a shocked Lee that the entire Army of the Potomac had gathered near Frederick, Maryland. If the northerners came upon any of Lee’s strung-out forces, the Army of Northern Virginia could be destroyed. Lee quickly sent a message to General Richard Ewell, who spread the word to his commanders. The troops were to gather near Gettysburg. Twelve roads met there. Lee’s men could follow those roads and all meet up in the middle.

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