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Good question.
Only a few days after being appointed Army Commander, Meade defeated Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg, though he was criticised by Lincoln for not pursuing Lee's army while it was in a vulnerable state.
As for the final surrender at Appomattox, some people feel that Lee should have surrendered to Meade, as one army commander to another. But Lee had also become General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies, and so he surrendered to Grant, who was his opposite number in the top job (although for some reason, Lee did not surrender all of these armies, only the one he directly commanded in the field.)
In the Overland campaign, Grant had been travelling alongside Meade's army in a mobile headquarters, somewhat to the embarassment of Meade.
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Who commanded union forces at Gettysburg?
George Meade
What is the name of the general who won the battle of Gettysburg?
the Union general, General Meade
Leader in the Battle of Gettysburg?
General George Meade for the North, General Robert E. Lee for the South.
Who were the commanders on both sides of the battle of Gettsyburg?
George meade was the Union's Commander and General Lee was the Confederates Commander
Who was the victorious union general at Gettysburg?
George Gordon Meade
Who commanded union forces at Gettysburg?
George Meade
What is the name of the general who won the battle of Gettysburg?
the Union general, General Meade
Who was a major general in the civil war?
General Robert Edward Lee of the confederacy and George Meade of the union
Leader in the Battle of Gettysburg?
General George Meade for the North, General Robert E. Lee for the South.
Who was general George g meade?
George Meade served as a Union General during the American Civil War. One of his major accomplishments was defeating General Robert E. Lee at the famous Battle of Gettysburg.
Who where the two commanders for the Gettysburg battle?
Union - General George Meade Confederacy - General Robert E. Lee
What generals were in charge of the Battle of Gettysburg?
General Robert E. Lee for the south, General George Meade for the north.
Who were the commanders on both sides of the battle of Gettsyburg?
George meade was the Union's Commander and General Lee was the Confederates Commander
Who were the leaders at the the battle of Gettysburg?
The commander of the Union force was General George Meade. The commander of the Confederate force was General Robert E. Lee.
Who was the victorious union general at Gettysburg?
George Gordon Meade
Was meade in the union or the confederacy?
Major General George Gordon Meade was a general of the Union Army.
Who was the general for the union soldiers?
General George Meade
