He was the worst general in the war
the Union general, General Meade
General Meade (New respondent...) That was the common perception, as Grant travelled alongside Meade's army in a mobile HQ. But the facts are that Grant suceeded Henry Halleck as General-in-Chief, and Meade continued as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Some say that it was Meade, not Grant, who should have taken Lee's surrender at Appomattox, since it was his army that had defeated Lee's. But Lee was also General-in-Chief, and Grant decided that one General-in-Chief should surrender to his opposite number.
Major General George Gordon Meade was a general of the Union Army.
George Meade
General George Meade
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General George Meade died on November 6, 1872.
General George Meade
At the beginning of the war, George Meade became a brigadier general, and later he was promoted to major general. At the Battle of Gettysburg he held the rank of general.
George Gordon Meade
Union General George Gordon Meade graduated from West Point in 1835. Meade ranked 19th in a graduating class of 56 cadets. Meade is best known for his victory at the Battle of Gettysburg.
George Meade