2. Other Southern victories during the 7 Days Battles included Union surrenders and tearing up the railroad supply lines to the North.

3. The Union planned a calvary offensive.

4. The Confederates marched into Kentucky all the way to the capital and prepared to install a Confederate governor. The Union army was in full retreat.

6. After this, it was believed that Washington could be taken. The North was demoralized. Some felt McClellan should be court-martialed. Lincoln left him in because his troops loved him and this kept up morale.

7. Democrats in the North were divided about the war. Lee hoped to influence those opposed to the war, thus also fight the war on the homefront.

9. Maryland did not greet the South with the Southern patriotism that Lee had hoped for.

10. A Northern soldiernamed Mitchell discovered Lee’s orders to his Generals detailing the strategy for the next attack on the Union armies.

12. When the battle at Antietam did ensue, both sides suffered terrible losses.

13. The Confederates were out-numbered. They were forced to retreat to Sharpsburg.