Although he took Command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fired at Gettysburg, Union general George G.
Using Meade\'s published and un.
But in this long-anticipated book, Kent Masterson Brown draws on an expansive archive to reappraise Meade\'s leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Commentators often dismiss Meade when discussing the great leaders of the Civil War.
Meade guided his forces to victory in the Civil War\'s most pivotal battle.
Although he took Command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the first shots were fired at Gettysburg, Union general George G