Description In the summer of 1864, General Jubal A.
Early\'s goal was nothing less than the seat of the Federal Government, Washingt.
Lee\'s besieged forces at Petersburg.
The hard-marching Confederate troops of General Early were embarked on a desperate gamble - an invasion of the North meant to take the pressure off Robert E.
The savage Battle proved to be one of the most decisive engagements of the Civil War.
Early led about 15,000 Confederates on a daring sweep through Maryland.
Description In the summer of 1864, General Jubal A