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Can anyone help me understand why Lee invaded Pennsylvania in late June of 1863? Didn't he realize that the amount of soldiers he needed was not the amount of soldiers he had? Didn't he realize he would cut off his communications and possible route of retreat? Were there other options to such an...

The South lost Gettysburg for several reasons. The most important reasons were Pickett's charge and the ratio of Confederate to Union soldiers. Pickett's charge was an attack on an open field and it was uphill. In terms of the amount of people, the Confederates were well behind in number. Unlike...