Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of GettysburgDespite his great victory at Gettysburg and his command of the army that forced Lee's surrender at Appomattox, George Meade saw his fame eclipsed by that of Lee, Grant, and other Civil War generals. This book does a great deal to redress that historical injustice. Tom Huntington has invented a new genre of biography that shifts between past and present as he tells the story of Meade's life and describes his own pilgrimage to the key sites of that life. The result is an engrossing narrative that the reader can scarcely put down. --James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom"Searching for George Gordon Meade is a splendid book! Well-researched, well-reasoned, and well-written, it's a timely and vital addition to the all-too-meager literature on this neglected American hero. Strongly recommended for serious historians as well as for a general readership. Excellent!" --Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg"Much more than another Civil War biography, Tom Huntington's gripping personal â ~search' for George Gordon Meade is unique and irresistible: a combination life story, military history, travelogue, and cultural commentary that brings us closer than ever to the old general and his strange reputation--and also opens new windows to our own unending search for an understandable national identity." --Harold Holzer, author and Chairman of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial FoundationA historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflictCovers Meade's career from his part in the Mexican-American War through his participation in the great Civil War engagements, including Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and PetersburgAvailable for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of GettysburgExplores Meade's legacy today at reenactments, battlefields, museums, and institutions that preserve history |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 The Early Years 9 | 9 |
CHAPTER 2 War 35 | 35 |
CHAPTER 3 Civil War Redux 59 | 59 |
CHAPTER 4 Back to Bull Run 69 | 69 |
CHAPTER 5 The Maryland Campaign 83 | 83 |
CHAPTER 6 Fredericksburg 105 | 105 |
CHAPTER 7 Chancellorsville 125 | 125 |
CHAPTER 8 Gettysburg 143 | 143 |
CHAPTER 13 KnowItAlls 235 | 235 |
CHAPTER 14 The New Boss 245 | 245 |
CHAPTER 15 On to Richmond 267 | 267 |
CHAPTER 16 Before Petersburg 299 | 299 |
CHAPTER 17 On to Appomattox 321 | 321 |
CHAPTER 18 The Final Years 351 | 351 |
Notes 369 | 369 |
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Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg Tom Huntington Limited preview - 2013 |
Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg Tom Huntington No preview available - 2015 |
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