Question
What side did Robert E. Lee command?
Why does Lee decide to invade the North?
Why does Lee decide to invade the North?
Answers
Ms. Sue
Since you state that Lee decided to invade the North, you already answered your first question. <g>
Check this article for your second answer.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_american_civil_war05_invading_north.html
Check this article for your second answer.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_american_civil_war05_invading_north.html
chrissy
He believed that for the Confederacy to survive he needed to win a major victory on Northern soil.
Ms. Sue
Right. You can read more in that site and come up with more details.