and then disappearing into the countryside brought fear and uncertainty to Federal soldiers
Lee returned to his beloved home at Arlington House where he spent the next two days pondering the repercussions of his decision
Buford’s cavalry got there first
also known as “Wild Bill”
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By the Milky Way cumberland and then disappearing into theGenerals Robert E. Lee & J. E. B. Stuart with Major Walter TaylorNear Hamilton's Crossing VirginiaWinter of 1862 1863 The year of 1862 had been amazing for General Lee. He had been commanding the Confederate Army for only seven months, and yet incredibly, during that time his outnumbered armies had won victories at Port Republic, Cross Keys, Mechanicsville, Gainess Mill, Savage Station, Fraysers Farm, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas,