~1. Jefferson Davis ordered him to.
2. He had orders to do it.
3. He was following orders.
4. His boss told him to do it.
5. He didn't have anything else planned for the Fourth of July.
2007-05-24 16:59:11
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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1. Give Virginia crops a chance to grow without pressure from the armies around them,
2. Threaten Washington DC after Richmond had been consistently under pressure,
3. Pursuade Maryland (and maybe Delaware) to enter the Confederate States since both were slave states and had considerable sympathies for the South,
4. capture supplies at Harpers Ferry, and
5. obtain a decisive victory in the North that would compel European recognition and bolster the growing Northern peace movement.
2007-05-24 19:03:35
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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1. the south could not win a war of attrition, the only hope was for a victory over the Army of the Potomic.
2. a southern victory would've meant European recognition.
3. a southern victory would've bolstered anti-war sentiment in the north.
4. the army could live off the provisions of the land, the south was getting pretty skimpy by the 3rd year of the war.
5. Lee felt his boys were invincible against the blue-bellies, especially after soundly beating them at Chanclorsville.
2007-05-24 17:27:53
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answer #3
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answered by Its not me Its u 7
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To relieve pressure on Virginia farmland for the harvest.
To attempt to take advantage of sympathy in Maryland for the Confederate cause and sway it's support in the war.
To affect public opinion in the mid-term election in the North.
Seek new supplies by capturing federal encampments (like at Harper's Ferry).
edit- #5- to attempt to gain European recognition
2007-05-24 16:59:37
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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which era? the 1st invasion a duplicate of his orders fell into the Union arms and allowed the Union tofind out how unfolded his military replaced into and attack him while his forces have been divided. (conflict of Antietam) He additionally did no longer receive the help he envisioned from the citizens of Maryland and Delaware while he invaded. the 2d time his mistake replaced into hubris. The Union have been given their military right into a reliable line of defense and Lee replaced into desperate to conquer them there. even while issues began to coach against him, he nevertheless assumed that he would finally succeed interior the top.
2016-12-18 03:53:59
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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