Lee's second invasion of the North

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Lee's second invasion of the North was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s 1863 offensive into Union territory that culminated in the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate offensive ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt encouraging foreign recognition of the Confederacy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaignOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
commander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commandingOfficerConfederate Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commandingOfficerUnion George G. Meade ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
culminatedIn Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
dateOfKeyBattle 1863-07-01 ⓘ
1863-07-02 ⓘ
1863-07-03 ⓘ
endDate 1863-07 ⓘ
followedBy Bristoe Campaign ⓘ
Retreat from Gettysburg ⓘ
hasMainBattlefield Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1860s ⓘ
keyEvent Pickett's Charge ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
location Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
majorEngagement Battle of Brandy Station ⓘ
Battle of Carlisle ⓘ
Battle of Fairfield ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Hanover ⓘ
Battle of Hunterstown ⓘ
Battle of Williamsport ⓘ
Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
objective influence Northern public opinion ⓘ
invade Union territory ⓘ
obtain supplies in the North ⓘ
relieve pressure on Virginia farmlands ⓘ
seek a decisive victory on Union soil ⓘ
opposedBy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
partOf American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy First Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Campaign

Maryland Campaign ⓘ
result Confederate retreat to Virginia ⓘ
Union strategic victory ⓘ
startDate 1863-06 ⓘ
strategicSignificance turning point of the American Civil War ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Gettysburg Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Lee's second invasion of the North ⓘ
Second Battle of Winchester → partOf → Second invasion of the North ⓘ
linked to: Lee's second invasion of the North
High Water Mark of the Confederacy → relatedConcept → Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ
linked to: Lee's second invasion of the North
Battle of Sharpsburg → campaignObjective → Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ
linked to: Lee's second invasion of the North