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- catalog abstract ""Most students of the American Civil War know the name George Gordon Meade, but few can tell you about the man. Rising from the Union officer corps to lead the previously ill-fated Army of the Potomac, Meade took overall command only hours before his forces encountered Robert E. Lee's Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1863." "Historian Richard Sauers shows that while Meade led his men to victory in one of the most famous battles in history, he was soon embroiled in political battles with fellow generals and Washington politicians. Despite detractors' efforts to question Meade's judgment and smear his reputation - efforts often exacerbated by the general's own volatile temper and undiplomatic behavior - he continued to put duty to his country and his men first. When Ulysses S. Grant was named lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces, Grant made his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac and soon overshadowed Meade. Sauers chronicles the tense relationship that developed between the two men and the effect it had on the crucial last days of the war." "This concise but authoritative account is the only recent biography of Meade and should spark renewed study of one of the Civil War's most underrated leaders."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13190343.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Historian Richard Sauers shows that while Meade led his men to victory in one of the most famous battles in history, he was soon embroiled in political battles with fellow generals and Washington politicians. Despite detractors' efforts to question Meade's judgment and smear his reputation - efforts often exacerbated by the general's own volatile temper and undiplomatic behavior - he continued to put duty to his country and his men first. When Ulysses S. Grant was named lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces, Grant made his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac and soon overshadowed Meade. Sauers chronicles the tense relationship that developed between the two men and the effect it had on the crucial last days of the war."".
- catalog description ""Most students of the American Civil War know the name George Gordon Meade, but few can tell you about the man. Rising from the Union officer corps to lead the previously ill-fated Army of the Potomac, Meade took overall command only hours before his forces encountered Robert E. Lee's Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1863."".
- catalog description ""This concise but authoritative account is the only recent biography of Meade and should spark renewed study of one of the Civil War's most underrated leaders."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117) and index.".
- catalog description "The Antebellum Years -- The Pennsylvania Reserves -- Meade's Brigade in Combat -- Higher Command -- Gettysburg -- From Gettysburg to Grant -- The 1864 Campaign -- Petersburg -- The End of the Civil War -- Postwar Years.".
- catalog extent "xv, 123 p., [6] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1574884182 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1574887491 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Military profiles".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7/349/092 B 22".
- catalog subject "E467.1.M38 S28 2003".
- catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.".
- catalog subject "Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 Military leadership.".
- catalog subject "Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army of the Potomac.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Antebellum Years -- The Pennsylvania Reserves -- Meade's Brigade in Combat -- Higher Command -- Gettysburg -- From Gettysburg to Grant -- The 1864 Campaign -- Petersburg -- The End of the Civil War -- Postwar Years.".
- catalog title "Meade : victor of Gettysburg / Richard A. Sauers.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".