... and forcing Lincoln to ask for peace. All of the south's hopes were pinned on Lee, and this time no southerner refused to cross the Potomac because he believed in strict defense. Lee caught Hooker off guard, while Stuart won a victory at Brandy Station. Lee entered Pennsylvania and thretened Harrisburg and Philidelphia when the veteran and irritable George Meade replaced Hooker ... ...

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