By June 23, 1863, the van of the Confederate Army was in Chambersburg, PA, with the rest of the army at about Harper's Ferry and moving north. The Union Army was still entirely south of the Potomac River and it would be June 25, 1863, before the first elements moved into Maryland. By then, almost the whole Confederate Army were in Pennsylvania enjoying the bounty of the unspoiled land.
By June 27, 1863, Rodes and Johnson were in Carlisle, with Early entering York. The Union Army was still around Frederick/Middletown, Maryland. Three days later, the lead elements of the Union Army entered Gettysburg.....and the rest is history!
My question is: Why did Lee do nothing for three days? If his plan was to attack Harrisburg (as most Pennsylvanians thought, according to the newspapers) he had ample opportunity. If his plan was to attack Washington or Baltimore from the north, Early's troops were in position to initiate such a plan no later than June 28, 1863. But Lee did nothing! He sat and waited for the Union Army to make contact and then he engaged in a battle he supposedly wasn't really committed to initially. He must of had a plan.......what was it.