Lee seemed to suffer from overconfidence in his Army. He has recently celebrated a string of major victories, but had lost important and seasoned commanders, such as General Stonewall Jackson.
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Lee's methods of giving generalized orders and leaving it up to his subordinates to work out the details did not work with his inexperienced sub-command.