Meade Tells His Wife He Won’t Replace Hooker—Then Does
The Gettysburg Campaign
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It can be fairly stated that Maj. Gen. George G. Meade believed he had no chance at becoming the commander of the Army of the Potomac. As much as he might have aspired to higher office, he also realized that what he wanted and what he might get were very different. In two letters to his wife, written four days apart in late June 1863, Meade reveals his depth of character.
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