Raid on Chambersburg summer and held the field in

and held the field in every instance except Boonsboro

Led by General Washington and strengthened by a French army under General Comte de Rochambeau

and the United States Navy would carry the day

and made his name heroically famous throughout the South

obtain anything of value for the army

Raid on Chambersburg summer and held the field inGeneral JEB Stuart, General Wade Hampton & Major John Pelham Potomac River at McCoys Ford October 10, 1862 by John Paul Strain After the battle of Antietam, General Lees Army of Northern Virginia needed time to rest, resupply, and reorganize. General McClellans Army of the Potomac was doing the same. But General Lee wished to keep the pressure on the federal army by sending General JEB Stuarts cavalry back into Maryland and Pennsylvania on a daring