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To: PzLdr

I think Lee was taken by complete surprise how quickly the Army of the Potomac was on his heals.


14 posted on 02/25/2007 8:04:48 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan

No, I don't think he was at all. He knew where Hooker was (later Meade). He expected to be followed, wanted to be followed. He turned at Gettysburg because of the roads and strategic importance of that town.


57 posted on 02/25/2007 11:05:25 AM PST by James Ewell Brown Stuart (I support the President and the war on terror!)
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