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How did lee's appointment to head the army of northern Virginia affect the course of the war?

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General Lee wrote to tell President Davis of his plan and thought it was a crucial time with the north at a low point.Lee thought that this plan will force Lincoln to talk peace,give farmers a rest from war during the harvest season,Confederates could plunder northern farms for food,and he hoped that the invasion would show that the Confederacy could indeed win the war.

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