Today In Civil War History: September 13th

September 13th, 1862
Robert E. Lees Orders Are Found 

Former Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Union soldiers found a copy of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s orders for the Antietam campaign near Frederick, Maryland. But, Union General George B. McClellan was slow to react and lost the advantage that the intelligence had provided.

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