[central_va]

And the forts and garrison of Washington, which was probably larger than his army at that point.

The fort were empty, but the retreating troops of Meade's Army would have filled them.

[DoodleDawg]

The fort were empty, but the retreating troops of Meade's Army would have filled them.

Washington was ringed by over 60 forts, and at the time of Gettysburg had a garrison of close to 25,000 men. Lee's army after Gettysburg wasn't a whole lot larger and he had all those wounded to deal with and little ammunition left.