http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/09/25/trudeau-to-take-on-bristoe-station-and-mine-run/ Informed Amateurs Blog the American Civil War Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/09/25/trudeau-to-take-on-bristoe-station-and-mine-run/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Meade, Mud, Mistakes, and Stalemate: The Mine Run Campaign | TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog Sun, 03 May 2009 22:15:58 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1817#comment-4149 [...] many TOCWOC readers know, I am interested in the post-Gettysburg campaigns in the East and have commented on them in the past.  Andrew A. Humphreys, Army of the Potomac’s Chief of Staff at the time of Bristoe Station [...] [...] many TOCWOC readers know, I am interested in the post-Gettysburg campaigns in the East and have commented on them in the past.  Andrew A. Humphreys, Army of the Potomac’s Chief of Staff at the time of Bristoe Station [...]

]]> http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/09/25/trudeau-to-take-on-bristoe-station-and-mine-run/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 marty hancock Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:23:24 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1817#comment-1424 Brett, I'm glad you mention Meade's performance. Many believe, as I once did, that Meade was just another in a long line of mediocre AoP commanders. Not so. His biggest faults were his violent temper, which led to very rough handling of subordinates, and his disdain for the press. To make matters worse, when Sickles got his leg blown off, mainly for not being where Meade had ordered him to be, Dastardly Dan went to Washington, where he had many influential friends, and lambasted Meade while giving credit for the victory to himself. The press was only too happy to show Mease as a moron, and Sickles made sure Meade had many enemies in high places. Then Meade made the unfortunate comment that " We have driven the enemy from our country," (not an exact quote) to which Lincoln responded "Its ALL our country!" Abe also felt that Meade should have chased down Lee before he got back across the Potomac and ended the war right there. But from most accounts I've heard and read, Meade was a soldier's soldier. He was Reynolds' suggestion to Lincoln when the Pennsylvanian turned down the head post himself. Grant was effusive in his praise, while pointing out Meade's temper as his only real downfall. Brett,
I’m glad you mention Meade’s performance. Many believe, as I once did, that Meade was just another in a long line of mediocre AoP commanders. Not so.
His biggest faults were his violent temper, which led to very rough handling of subordinates, and his disdain for the press. To make matters worse, when Sickles got his leg blown off, mainly for not being where Meade had ordered him to be, Dastardly Dan went to Washington, where he had many influential friends, and lambasted Meade while giving credit for the victory to himself. The press was only too happy to show Mease as a moron, and Sickles made sure Meade had many enemies in high places.
Then Meade made the unfortunate comment that ” We have driven the enemy from our country,” (not an exact quote) to which Lincoln responded “Its ALL our country!”
Abe also felt that Meade should have chased down Lee before he got back across the Potomac and ended the war right there.
But from most accounts I’ve heard and read, Meade was a soldier’s soldier. He was Reynolds’ suggestion to Lincoln when the Pennsylvanian turned down the head post himself. Grant was effusive in his praise, while pointing out Meade’s temper as his only real downfall.

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