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In June 1863 George Gordon Meade was given command of the Army of the Potomac. The General Meade Society is an active organization that meets regularly to discuss General Meade’s role in the Civil War, as well as other related topics, and contributes to Civil War preservation. The Society’s board meetings are held on the second Thursday of ...
Meade had served in the Army twice before the Civil War and after the war continued as a military commander in Atlanta during Reconstruction. Footnotes George Gordon Meade, Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade , p. 364 (April 11, 1863)
26 de abr. de 2019 · MAJOR GENERAL George Gordon Meade is best known for leading the Army of the Potomac to victory over Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. Meade is a fascinating historical figure who remains lesser-heralded than the Rebel generals he fought like Lee and Stonewall Jackson. He also stands in the shadow of his Union compatriots like Ulysses S ...
George Gordon Meade var en karriereofficer i den amerikanske hær og en civilingeniør, der var involveret i bygning af byggeprojekter langs kysterne, herunder adskillige fyrtårne. Han kæmpede med udmærkelse i Seminolekrigene og den Mexicansk-amerikanske krig .
The order placing me in command of this army is received. As a soldier I obey it, and to the utmost of my ability will execute it. Totally unexpected as it has been, and in ignorance of the exact condition of the troops and position of the enemy, I can only now say [] that it appears to me I must move towards the Susquehanna, keeping Washington and Baltimore well covered, and if the enemy is ...
George Gordon Meade je leta 1835 končal vojaško akademijo West Point. Leto dni je služboval na Floridi, nato pa od 1836 do 1842 deloval kot civilni inženir pri gradnji železniških prog. Po vrnitvi v vojsko je kot častnik sodeloval v ameriško-mehiški vojni (1846–1848). Med ameriško državljansko vojno je bil sprva poveljnik ...
Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg is Tom Huntington's account of his travels to sites associated with Union Gen. George Meade. From Texas to Pennsylvania, each stop on Huntington's travels illuminates more about Meade, painting a portrait of the general for readers. Civil War Trust staff sat down with the ...
