FT 09-L Raiding and Invading the North Despite Jefferson Davis’s
claim that “all we ask is to be let alone,” some of the
bloodiest and most important battles in the American Civil War
occurred when the south went on the offensive, raiding and
invading the north—the battles at Sharpsburg (Antietam) and
Gettysburg come quickly to mind. In this tutorial we will
examine the role played by raids and invasions carried out by
the South. We will look in particular at Lee’s Maryland and
Pennsylvania campaigns, Sibley’s invasion of New Mexico, Bragg’s
Kentucky Campaign, Morgan’s Indiana and Ohio raid, and Early’s
raid on Washington. We will examine their strategic and tactical
aspects and consider their consequences. Readings will include
memoirs and reports written by the participants. In addition to
papers, discussions and oral reports, class work will include a
film or two and a visit to a nearby battlefield.w Olsen, Robert
J.