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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May , 1864 --June , 1865 (search)
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix P (search)
Appendix P
Newspaper article on General Meade, mentioned in letter of June 9, 1864.
see page 202, Vol.
II (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2, 1864)
Meade's position
He is as much the commander of the Army of the Potomac as he ever was. Grant plans and exercises a supervisory control over the army, but to Meade belongs everything of detail.
He is entitled to great credit for the magnificent movements of the army since we left Brandy, for they have been dictated by him. In battle he puts troops in action and controls their movements; in a word, he commands the army.
General Grant is here only because he deems the present campaign the vital one of the war, and wishes to decide on the spot all questions that would be referred to him as General-in-Chief.
History will record, but newspapers cannot, that on one eventful night during the present campaign Grant's presence saved the army, and the nation too; not that General Meade was on the point to commit a blunder unwittingly, bu
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 85 : (search)
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Georgia, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Louisiana, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Missouri, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Tennessee, 1864 (search)