Why did Robert E. Lee lead the Confederate army into Maryland and the Battle of Antietam?

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Psaxton · Answer 1 · 2021-12-15T13:57:21+0000

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take advantage of the Union's low morale

Step-by-step explanation:

Hoping to take advantage of the Union's low morale and seeming ineptitude, Lee chose to push his army north across the Potomac and into Maryland