Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Washington County, MD Events Date Type 07/04/1863 In torrential rain, the Army of Northern Virginia begins its retreat from Pennsylvania Battles/Soldiers 05/26/1862 Major General Banks completes his withdrawal from the Shenandoah Valley to Maryland Battles/Soldiers 07/13/1863 - 07/14/1863 The Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania ends when Lee's troops slip away across the Potomac in the night Battles/Soldiers 07/06/1863 - 07/07/1863 The retreating Army of Virginia reaches the Potomac and finds it flooded and impassable Battles/Soldiers People Documents Date Title 08/23/1861 Ward H. Lamon to Abraham Lincoln, August 23, 1861 07/15/1863 George D. Chenoweth to James W. Marshall, July 15, 1863 Images Confederate Cavalry Crossing the Potomac into Maryland near Williamsport, June 11, 1863 Lee's Army recrosses the Potomac near Williamsport, Maryland, July 13, 1863, artist's impression, zoomable image The Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland, circa 1900
Lee's Army recrosses the Potomac near Williamsport, Maryland, July 13, 1863, artist's impression, zoomable image
