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George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815 in Cádiz, Spain, where his father was an exporter and the United States naval agent.
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On the afternoon of the same day on which this last letter was written, June 25, General Meade received the order of march for the following day, which was to bring his corps to Frederick City, Maryland. A ccordingly, eariy in the morning of June 26, the corps started en route for that place, and going by way of Carter s Mill and Leesburg, crossed the Potomac at the upper pontoon bridge, at Edwards s Ferry, and proceeded to within four miles of the Monocacy, where it encamped for the night. Resuming its march, early on the 27th, it forded the Monocacy near its mouth, and arrived toward afternoon at Ballinger s Creek, just outside of Frederick City. After making proper dispositions for the encampment of the corps, General Meade rode into Frederick City with one or two of his staff, hoping to meet there General Hooker, whom he had not seen since breaking camp near Banks s Ford, on the Rappahannock, on the 13th of June, and to gain some information as to the plans and supposed whereabouts of the enemy; in which hope he was disappointed. General Hooker not having yet arrived. Returned to camp, ignorant of a great change which had been decided upon and impended over him and the army. General Meade lay quietly asleep in his tent at three oclock of the morning of June 28, when he was aroused by hearing on the outside an inquiry for his tent, by a person who claimed to be the bearer of important despatches to him. This proved to be Colonel James A. Hardie, of General Halleck sstaff, who entered General Meade stent and executed his mission. What this mission might have been was the occasion of agitated conmient among several of General Meade saides, who, their tents Not shown on map. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and
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"A basic source for the Army of the Potomac, the general's letters reveal an eccentric, yet appealing, personality with a remarkably perceptive mind." Mullins & Rowena, The Union Bookshelf. "The essential title for any study of Meade..." Gary Gallagher, Civil War: The Magazine of the Civil War Society. General George Gordon Meade served ably as a Fifth Corps commander through June 1863 when he was suddenly thrust into the difficult role of Commanding General of the Army of the Potomac just prior to the Battle of Gettysburg.
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George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815 in Cádiz, Spain, where his father was an exporter and the United States naval agent.
The early education of George Gordon was at Mount Hope Institution in Baltimore.
At the age of 15 he received appointment to West Point; he graduated in 1835.
In 1842 Meade returned to the Army and won a brevet promotion for gallantry in the Mexican War.
On June 30, 1862, in the Battle of Glendale, he was seriously wounded in the arm, side, and back.
Only 3 days later Robert E. Lee's army struck Meade's forces at Gettysburg, Pa.
In spite of his newness to Army command, Meade demonstrated admirable skill in the bloody 3-day battle.
However, when Lee's Confederates were allowed to retire virtually unmolested to Virginia, a storm of criticism descended on Meade.
He tendered his resignation from the Army, but it was refused, and he continued commanding the Army for the remainder of the war.
He is overshadowed in the climactic campaigns of 1864-1865 because General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant traveled with the Army of the Potomac and supervised its principal operations.
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Although George Gordon was routinely competent, he lacked boldness and brilliance in action.
His hot temper led the soldiers to nickname him "the old snapping turtle. "
On December 31, 1840 he married Margaretta Sergeant, daughter of John Sergeant, running mate of Henry Clay in the 1832 presidential election. They had seven children together.