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By Mike Stroud, 2003
Headquarters of Generals Robert E. Lee Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | Here was written the famous lost order No. 191 and the proclamation to the people of Maryland. — — Map (db m155658) HM |
| | On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into Pennsylvania and . . . — — Map (db m2041) HM |
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No other document of the Civil War has generated so much controversy as Lee's Special Orders No. 191. These “Lost Orders” detailed the movements of Lee's army for the operation against Harpers Ferry. On September 9 Lee sent copies of the order to . . . — — Map (db m2042) HM |
| | (Left Side) On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into . . . — — Map (db m2039) HM |
Apr. 26, 2024
