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Because of recruiting difficulties, an act was passed making all men between the ages of 20 and 45 liable to be called for military service.
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On April 27, Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces. Lee split his army, attacking a surprised Union army in three places and almost completely defeating them.
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Confederate General Lee decided to take the war to the enemy.
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General George Meade general lee as commander of the Army of the Potomac
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On September 19, Union and Confederate forces met on the Tennessee-Georgia border, near Chickamauga Creek. After the battle, Union forces retreated to Chattanooga, and the Confederacy maintained control of the battlefield
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After Rosecrans's debacle at Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's army occupied the mountains that ring the vital railroad center of Chattanooga.
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On November 23- 25 burst the blockade in a series of brilliantly executed attacks.
