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Gettysburg: "Honor to Whom Honor Is Due"
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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Following the Battle of Gettysburg, public opinion was forming a first draft of history on the performance of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade. The reviews were mixed. Did he deserve credit for victory at the crossroads Pennsylvania town in July 1863? Here's who one editorial writer believed should have been honored.
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