AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
END OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
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General George McClellan
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General George Meade
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General Mark Snider
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General John Reynolds
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the uneventful campaigns of Bristoe and Mine Run in late 1863, in the spring of 1864 Meade’s authority was superseded by the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of all Union armies.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the battle of Gettysburg, although still new to the command of his army, and suffering great losses of such leaders as John Reynolds, Meade was able to both hold off Lee’s attacks and finally smash the Confederate army on the third day.
Detailed explanation-3: -George Gordon Meade, commanding the United States Army of the Potomac, and Robert E. Lee, commanding the Army of Northern Virginia, first clashed at Gettysburg in July of 1863.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gettysburg (1993)-Richard Anderson as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade-IMDb.