What did George Meade do in the Civil war?

Answer 1

General George Gordon Meade was a general during the Civil War. He was also in the Great Debate as an OWENIIEEE .

as a more indef answer he was the general at the battle of Gettysburg for the Union ARMY.

Answer 2

George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 - November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union General, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. In 1864-65, Meade continued to command the Army of the Potomac through the Overland Campaign, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign, but he was overshadowed by the direct supervision of the general in chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Answer 3

George Meade was a Union Army general during the American Civil War. He is best known for commanding the Union Army of the Potomac during the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, where his leadership led to a Union victory against Confederate forces. Meade later continued to serve in various commands within the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war.

Answer 4

Meade commanded the Union forces at Gettysburg. Later, when Grant was in overall command, he gave Meade the assignment of pursuing Lee, wherever he went, not allowing Lee's army to rest.