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What was Lee’s major goal in crossing the Potomac?

Stopping further attacks on Richmond
Bringing the war to a closure
Taking out the key troops for the union
Building the moral of his troops

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Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac and moved into Maryland, occupying Frederick on September 7. Lee's invasion was carried out partly to “shift the burden of military occupation from Confederate to Federal soil,” but he also held some hope of capturing the Federal capital of Washington to the southeast.

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