Named Entity Results, George G. Meade

phia, associated, as civil engineer, with Lieutenant Meade, in the survey of the delta of the Missise. After seeing Salvadora, Sisters of Lieutenant Meade. and afterwards Margaret, Sisters of LLieutenant Meade. I went to the Bureau and reported myself to Colonel Abert. He was very civil to mem, wife of Alfred Ingraham, and sister of Lieutenant Meade. and her children are staying. I also exy anything about Willie William Sergeant, Mrs. Meade's brother. in your letters. How does he gethomas B. Huger, U. S. Navy, and sister of Lieutenant Meade. and myself going out in a cab and makingguerillas who infested the country. As Lieutenant Meade states in his last letter that came to har Sargie's John Sergeant Meade, son of Lieutenant Meade. remembrance of me in his dream. Bless hith Spencer. Spencer Sergeant, brother of Mrs. Meade. One of them is here now (his father's clerkyou will see on the directing card: No. 15, Lieut. Meade, Top'l Eng's. They propose making a large [6 more...]

knowledge. There is one fact with regard to Mr. Meade, not now so fruitful as it will some time bilitary movements, and the duty for which Lieutenant Meade had been ordered to Florida having been auntil August, 1852, so at the period when Lieutenant Meade took charge of the construction of the Caer from Admiral (then Captain) du Pont to Lieutenant Meade, urging him to expedite certain routine ms descriptive of the apparatus are among Lieutenant Meade's papers, in his handwriting, written witg, on the one part, intention to withdraw Lieutenant Meade from his duties in light-house constructired. The principal work accomplished by Captain Meade during his administration was the survey o the South. The views of such officers as Captain Meade were very distasteful to petty politicians call of President Lincoln for volunteers, Captain Meade made urgent and repeated requests to the gessor Henry even went so far as to call upon Mrs. Meade, on the occasion of a visit of his to Philad[52 more...]

n made generals and colonels. To John Sergeant Meade:: Son of General Meade. camp Pierpont, Va February 16, 1862. Sergeant Son of General Meade. writes that your mother appears softened her. Randol's was covered by what was left of Meade's brigade, which had just driven off the Eleve. On and about the road were the fragments of Meade's brigade, now commanded by Colonel Sickle, ofded, and in fact every officer attached to General Meade's staff was more or less hurt, all having erved meritoriously throughout the day. General Meade supposed at first that he had been struck command of the Army of the Potomac and Major General Meade in command of the Centre Grand Division may be. I rode over to George's Son of General Meade. camp to-day and paid him a short visit. the army, and that both Generals Reynolds and Meade had lost all confidence in him. Of course, I t, Va., May 26, 1863. George's Son of General Meade. appointment as Aide-de-Camp and Captain a[80 more...]

Middletown. The Fifth Corps, lately General Meade's, now commanded by Major-General George Sykese two positions that it affords. To sum up, Meade's movements compelled Lee to concentrate somew and promptly proceeded to Gettysburg; and General Meade soon ordered Gibbon to move the corps for is officer had in the early morning joined General Meade at the cemetery and reported to him. He haame apparent to all. At the moment when General Meade joined General Sickles the troops of the l this ground originally held by Caldwell. General Meade has been nearly continuously on the field,n written by the editor. The testimony of General Meade given before the congressional committee ory Ridge. About one o'clock, just after General Meade had returned to his Headquarters from Litte opportunity thus offered to again write to Mrs. Meade. Headquarters army of the Potomac, Gettysb miles-to watch. In answer to the above General Meade immediately sent the following reply at 9 [226 more...]

y 27, 1864. I am glad George Son of General Meade. wrote you an account of the ball. I shourmy and the country, demand the removal of General Meade, and the appointment of some one more compgton, and the committee thereupon summoned General Meade to appear before it. On the 4th of Marc the Potomac, directed by Grant, commanded by Meade, and led by Hancock, Sedgwick and Warren, whicsts. I have known of Sergeant's Son of General Meade. condition for some time, because, when I ing my duty unnoticed. George Son of General Meade. and I both continue very well. I did notommissions to rejoin him. George Son of General Meade. is quite well. He was in the crowd when Lyman Theodore Lyman, aide-de-camp to General Meade. has returned without waiting for my summocamp, except you may tell George Son of General Meade. the Third Infantry has reported, and is dacy will be at an end. George Son of General Meade. is quite well, having left his uncle at C[109 more...]

ine o'clock the head of the column, led by General Meade, who commanded in person, accompanied by hhe general officers to new fields of duty, General Meade was given the command of the Military Diviflags belonging to Pennsylvania regiments, General Meade, by request, made in Independence Hall thecute those laws with even-handed justice. General Meade at once addressed himself to the task befoitimate convention. At this point of time General Meade saw his way clear to interfering, with proch a gross act of injustice as overlooking General Meade, the latter felt it to be due to himself, le silence was in itself a full reply, and General Meade for the first time knew that his expectatiotion is a soldier's highest ambition, and General Meade had every right to expect it, but he who kexpressed in the following letter written to Mrs. Meade immediately after his learning of his having men below. On the 12th of March, 1869, General Meade turned over the command of the Department [55 more...]

Appendix N Letter from President Lincoln to General Meade in reply to General Meade's letter to the Department, mentioned in letter of April 2, 1864. see page 186, Vol. II Executive mansion, Washington, March 29, 1864. Major General Meade. My dear Sir: Your letter to Col. Townsend, inclosing a slip from the Herald, anGeneral Meade's letter to the Department, mentioned in letter of April 2, 1864. see page 186, Vol. II Executive mansion, Washington, March 29, 1864. Major General Meade. My dear Sir: Your letter to Col. Townsend, inclosing a slip from the Herald, and asking a Court of Inquiry, has been laid before me by the Secretary of War, with the request that I would consider it. It is quite natural that you should feel some sensibility on the subject; yet I am not impressed, nor do I think the country is impressed, with the belief that your honor demands, or the public interest demands, Major General Meade. My dear Sir: Your letter to Col. Townsend, inclosing a slip from the Herald, and asking a Court of Inquiry, has been laid before me by the Secretary of War, with the request that I would consider it. It is quite natural that you should feel some sensibility on the subject; yet I am not impressed, nor do I think the country is impressed, with the belief that your honor demands, or the public interest demands, such an Inquiry. The country knows that, at all events, you have done good services; and I believe it agrees with me that it is much better for you to be engaged in trying to do more, than to be diverted, as you necessarily would be, by a Court of Inquiry. Yours truly, A. Lincoln.

paper article signed Historicus, attack on General Meade, mentioned in letter of April 8, 1864. segent entreaties to the Commander-in-Chief, General Meade. I stated, likewise, that during this feaurther, that, as retreat was now hopeless, General Meade galloped up to our left flank and inspectef the battle, withstood heroically, to use General Meade's expression, the furious onset of Longstrly 3, as well as the inglorious failure of General Meade to profit by his victory in pursuing and d failed in his duty; for he was ordered by General Meade to do so. Let me vindicate Sykes, however; of General Butterfield, Chief of Staff to General Meade, is known to be so ruinous to the reputatiiliated at the vacillation and timidity of General Meade on this occasion that many of them shed ted talked of throwing down their arms. Yet General Meade still commands this noble army, and not onof the War to ascertain by whose influence General Meade exercises such arbitrary power. This vita[1 more...]

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. GrantMeade'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 putMeade 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 hi 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, but his devotion to his country made him loth to risk her last army