George G. Meade prepares his Federal Army of the Potomac to attack, while Robert E. Lee prepares his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to withdraw.
Tag: Henry W. Halleck
Preparing for a Vigorous Battle
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia prepares for a battle against George G. Meade’s Federals while still stranded on the Maryland side of the Potomac River.
If Vigorously Pressed He Must Suffer
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia reaches the Potomac River, while George G. Meade, commanding the Federal army, is reluctant to pursue.
Meade Replaces Hooker
President Abraham Lincoln accepts Joseph Hooker’s resignation as Army of the Potomac commander, daringly replacing an army commander during an enemy invasion.
Panic Spreads in Pennsylvania
Most of the Federal Army of the Potomac enters Maryland, Joseph Hooker asks to take command of the garrisons in the Shenandoah, and the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania spreads panic.
The Tullahoma Campaign Begins
William S. Rosecrans finally begins moving his Federal Army of the Cumberland to oppose Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army at Tullahoma, Tennessee.