In 1862, Robert E. Lee contemplated the decision to invade Maryland to force Northern Union soldiers out of Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the Confederates capital. But many other factors played a major role in the decision for the invasion in Maryland. Some of the these included the need for supplies for his soldiers. In hopes that the invasion would be a success, he hoped that Great Britain and the French would recognize his brave efforts and see him as an asset. In return, he would receive necessary supplies to ensure the well being, the needs and the overall success for his army. Also, he wanted to invade Maryland to gain control and have access to the farms and supplies available to provide to his army as well. The reason why these factors were very important was because the Confederate soldiers were struggling to maintain such necessities among themselves. Diaries, quotes and pictures found shows that the Confederate army lacked such things. Some were described to have the lack of proper clothing, shoes, food and other like supplies. So it was clear …show more content…
Robert E. Lee and his 40, 000 attempted to invade but they were outnumbered by General McClellan and his 100,000. By this, anyone would assume that the Union would win the battle. But, because of the poor militarized coordination from Union General McClellan that the battle “technically” ended in a draw due the fact that the Confederate army wasn’t destroyed completely. Instead, they would able to retreat back south into Virginia. On average, a total of deaths from both sides ended with about 22,720 deaths. 12,400 from the Union and 10,320 from the Confederates. The battle was very gruesome and bloody for what soldiers and officers described. McClellan was seen as a failure after the battle and was removed from his position by President Lincoln due to the fact of McClellan not completely destroying the Confederates entirely when he had the