Roads to Gettysburg Section - Civil War Guides S/L #35150

S/L #35150

Tom McMillan sets the record straight

President Lincoln’s secretary of war

and comforting wounded Union and Confederate soldiers

Roads to Gettysburg Section - Civil War Guides S/L #35150Roads to Gettysburg: Lee's Invasion of the North, 1863 by Bradley M. Gottfried The men of the Union and Confederate armies experienced a mix of emotions during Robert E. Lee's first phase of the Gettysburg campaign. Lee's veterans experienced a sense of wonder and excitement as they journeyed north from Fredericksburg, Virginia, while the Federal troops showed resolve and some depression. All were footsore by the long marches and often had little food