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Commentators often dismiss Union general George G. Meade when discussing the great leaders of the Civil War. But in this long-anticipated book, Kent Masterson Brown draws on an expansive archive to reappraise Meade's leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863. --- Meade, George Gordon, --- Military leadership.
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Most students of the American Civil War know the name George Gordon Meade, but few can tell you about the man. With this addition to PotomacÆs Military Profiles series, historian Richard Sauers examines the life of one of the Union ArmyÆs most notable generals. Rising from the Union officer corps to lead the previously ill-fated Army of the Potomac, Meade took command only hours before his forces stumbled upon Robert E. LeeÆs Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863. He led his men to victory in one of the most famous battles in history, but Meade was soon embroiled in political battl
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. --- Generals --- Meade, George Gordon, --- Meade, George Gordon, --- Military leadership. --- United States. --- United States. --- United States --- History --- Campaigns.
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"The objective of this study is to examine Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's strategy and tactics during the eleven days, July 4 to 14, 1863, following the Battle of Gettysburg in response to President Abraham Lincoln who envisaged that the Confederate rebellion would be brought to an end if Meade's Army of the Potomac pursued and crushed Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army of Northern Virginia before it could reach safety across the Potomac River"--
History. --- Gettysburg Campaign, --- Meade, George Gordon, --- Pennsylvania --- History --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Meade,
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Memorials. --- Anniversaries. --- Monuments. --- Statues. --- Budget --- Armed Forces --- Law and legislation. --- Officers. --- Meade, George Gordon. --- United States. --- United States --- History
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