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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 28 (search)
Appendix U: newspaper article, in favor of General Meade, mentioned in letter of April 18, 1865. see page 273, Vol. II (New York Herald, April 14, 1865） General Meade The impression seems to have gotten out at the North that General Meade is not very popular with his army. This is a great mistake, and has been fully verified in the past two days. I never saw so much enthusiasm displayed for any man as was for him after the surrender of Lee's army. Our troops were drawn up on either side of the road and when General Meade rode through they seemed nearly crazed with joy. Cheer followed cheer, and hats were thrown up in the air with apparent disregard of where they should land or what became of them. General Meade was equally excited. He seemed for the time to throw off his reserve and dignity and enter fully into the spirit of the occasio
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 29 (search)
en I could have done so with perfect ease at any moment. Longstreet's advice to Lee To move from his right upon General Meade's communications. was sound military sense; it was the step I feared Lee would take, and to meet which, and be prepared for which was the object of my instructions to Butterfield, which he has so misr was unoccupied and commanded Cemetery Ridge, when he received an order from General Lee directing him to assume the defensive, and not to advance; that he sent to GGeneral Lee urging to be permitted to advance with his reserves, but the reply was a reiteration of the previous order. To my inquiry why Lee had restrained him, he Lee had restrained him, he said our troops coming up (Slocum's) were visible, and Lee was under the impression that the greater part of my army was on the ground and deemed it prudential to awLee was under the impression that the greater part of my army was on the ground and deemed it prudential to await the rest of his — as you quote from his report. But suppose Ewell with 20,000 men had occupied Culp's Hill, and our brave soldiers had been compelled to evacu
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
the ferry at Williamsport for the supply of General Lee's army; and from the character of the battl? Answer: My opinion about that was that General Lee was, as far as I could tell, about 10,000 otion which I possessed, that the army under General Lee, which was known to be in the valley and exer's gap, which we held, of the movement of General Lee's army up the valley in further retreat froongstreet's corps, or a portion of it, from General Lee's army, had been detached to the southwest. upon a forward movement against the enemy, General Lee advanced against me. The first intimation wrailroad. I believed, from the position of General Lee's army, and from the fact that he would pree; that if I chose to make any movement against Lee I was at liberty to do so; but that he did not de a further movement to endeavor to engage General Lee in battle, or at least compel him to retiref the Rapidan. This movement was made upon General Lee's right flank. I had ascertained that whil[17 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 31 (search)
nything of the kind. As the right of the enemy overlapped the left of our line for a considerable distance, it is said that Longstreet was in favor of turning that flank. This would not only force the Union army from the ridge, but would enable Lee to intervene between Meade and Washington. Meade feared that this would be done. He was, doubtless, apprehensive that Lee would steal a march on him in the night and thus endanger the safety of the capital. I do not suppose that Mr. Swinton in Lee would steal a march on him in the night and thus endanger the safety of the capital. I do not suppose that Mr. Swinton in his zeal to defend Gen. Meade will assume that Pleasonton's movement is a myth. The statement is sworn to before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, but as it is in a different volume from the mass of the testimony it has probably escaped Mr. Swinton's notice. The following letter from Gen. Pleasonton reiterates the statement: Willard's hotel, Washington City, Feb. 8, 1883. General: Your note of the 6th inst. is received. In answer to your question I have to state that Gen. Meade
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix Y (search)
cil, must have referred to the contingency of a successful flank movement by General Lee. Whatever the language, and by whomsoever used, it was not indicative of a n regarding the events of the day, and discussion of the probabilities as to General Lee's future movements, and of the most advisable action to take, General Meade ut adducing any direct evidence, that the possibility of a flank movement by General Lee, threatening the lines of communication of the army, and if successful in cank of the Army of the Potomac was proposed and strongly advocated by him to General Lee. General Meade's first quoted despatch to General Halleck explicitly states ition was not a good one. Some one said, Why so? The officer answered, Because Lee could so easily turn the position if he chose. I did not hear your father utteo record that, from the beginning to the end of the Rebellion, it was only when Meade was chief that Lee was ever met in pitched battle and defeated on equal terms.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
tle of, May 9, 1846, I, 78-81, 84. La Vega, Gen., I, 89. Law, E. M., II, 60, 70, 81, 83, 100. Law, Judge, II, 165. Ledlie, James H., II, 346, 348. Lee, Mrs., II, 135, 136. Lee, Bishop, II, 258. Lee, Custis, II, 270, 278. Lee, Fitzhugh, II, 22, 94, 101. Lee, H. T., II, 324. Lee, Robert E., I, 196, 218, Lee, Bishop, II, 258. Lee, Custis, II, 270, 278. Lee, Fitzhugh, II, 22, 94, 101. Lee, H. T., II, 324. Lee, Robert E., I, 196, 218, 273, 282, 286, 319, 340, 346, 361, 380, 383, 385-387; II, 4, 8, 11, 12, 20-24, 26-29, 37, 42, 45, 56, 59-61, 69, 90, 94, 95, 97, 99, 105, 109, 112, 117, 118, 122, 132-143, 148, 149, 151, 153-156, 159, 168, 190, 201, 203, 211, 213, 217, 221, 222, 227, 230, 231, 241, 249, 250, 255, 264, 265, 268-271, 273, 278, 309-311, 316-322, 325, Lee, Custis, II, 270, 278. Lee, Fitzhugh, II, 22, 94, 101. Lee, H. T., II, 324. Lee, Robert E., I, 196, 218, 273, 282, 286, 319, 340, 346, 361, 380, 383, 385-387; II, 4, 8, 11, 12, 20-24, 26-29, 37, 42, 45, 56, 59-61, 69, 90, 94, 95, 97, 99, 105, 109, 112, 117, 118, 122, 132-143, 148, 149, 151, 153-156, 159, 168, 190, 201, 203, 211, 213, 217, 221, 222, 227, 230, 231, 241, 249, 250, 255, 264, 265, 268-271, 273, 278, 309-311, 316-322, 325, 327-330, 337, 340, 342, 350, 352, 353, 355, 363-373, 379, 383, 397, 409, 411, 418, 422. Lee, S. D., II, 262. Lee, Tom, I, 233. Lee, W. H. F., II, 22. Leiper, Charles L., I, 384. Lennig, Thompson, I, 384. Leonard, Samuel H., II, 53. Lewis, I. W. P., I, 205. Light-house construction, I, 200-207. Lincoln, Ab
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