Good question.
He was General commanding the Army of the Potomac, the biggest Union force, and the one that was charged with destroying Lee's army - which it did.
At Appomattox, many people felt that Lee should have surrendered to Meade for that reason. But Lee was also General-in-Chief of the Confederacy, and it was thought proper that he should surrender to his opposite number as General-in-Chief, U.S. Grant.
Robert Edward Lee for the South(Confederacy) and George Gordon Meade for the North(Union).
Joseph Hooker
George Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac.
The Confederate army under the command of General Robert E. Lee was defeated in the three day Battle of Gettysburg. The commanding general of the Union army was Major General George Meade. His victory was immense, yet despite saving the North from a humiliating defeat, President Lincoln was critical of Meade. Lincoln believed that Meade should have taken advantage of his victory and pursued the retreating Southern army to inflict more damage.
General George Meade for the North, General Robert E. Lee for the South.
General Robert E. Lee for the south, General George Meade for the north.
I believe General Meade was in command of the Union's Army of the Potomac.
Meade commanded the army of the Potomac.
George Gordon Meade was a Northern General, who was appointed as commander of the Army of the Potomac just a few days before the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he was the victor.
Many were famous, but the Commanding General of the Union Army was US Grant
General George Meade was the commander of the Union forces at Gettysburg.
Not really. Hew was the Commanding General of the American Continental Army.