The turning point in the Civil War consisted of two major armies, clashing on the battlefield creating more bloodshed on American soil than any other battle up to this point in history. The "Army of Northern Virginia," lead by General Lee consisted of 75,000 men strong, while the "Federal Army of the Potomac," under the command of General Meade, consisted of 95,000 men strong, all facing off for a three day battle on the fields of a little town known as Gettysburg.
             After General Lee's victory in Chancellorsville in 1863, he received permission from his government to invade the north, in hopes of forcing a northern peace resolution or at least disrupt the Unions war effort. Currently leading the Union army is General Hooker. Not sure of the Confederate Armies intentions, General Hooker sent out the cavalry under the command of Alfred Pleasonton. Their objective is to scout out the Rappahannock River. It was here that the 11,000 Union cavalry bumped into Stuart's cavalry of the Confederates. Thus beginning the largest cavalry battle the war ensued.
             Now the Federalist knew of the Confederates army in movement and started to act upon it. Hooker withdrew his army from the Rappahannock River and headed North while at the same time Ewell's Corps attacked the 9,000 Federalist bunkered down at Winchester. Taking Winchester resulted in a heavy loss for the Federalist and allowed the Confederates to gain valuable war materials. On June 24, 1863 General Lee led his army across the Potomac River and headed toward Pennsylvania.
             Abraham Lincoln's response to this is to replace General Hooker with General Meade. The Confederate army continued to move north unchecked by the Union army. On June 25, 1863, General Lee agreed to Stuart's plan to take three units of cavalry and cut across the rear of the Federalist. Instead of reporting back to Lee about the Federalist movement Stuart de...