ANV River Crossing

Williamsport Md.
Lee crossed here in mid June en route to Pennsylvania, the Army walking across the Potomac. His mission included a victory on Union soil in hopes of international recognition of the CSA, food, and bringing the North to sue for peace. He crossed again in his withdrawal completed 14 July after failing to win at Gettysburg. Meade and the Army of the Potomac pressured the ANV and captured 1500 CSA soldiers in this last chapter of the failed campaign. Heavy rains and a swollen river stalled Lee here, and the river crossing was conducted by ferryboats across the river in a lane marked by strong, tall Confederates standing two deep in the strong current and the hasty construction of a wooden bridge.
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