Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of Gettysburg. The three-day battle occurred during the American Civil War; a major ...

Brown makes a good case that Meade should have received more credit for the Union victory at Gettysburg. He offers numerous examples ... and Guelzo are based on the general’s perceived failure in the ...

One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg ... of the Potomac under General George Meade, fought what may have ...

The Union commander, General George Meade, had expected an attack from the opposite direction and was caught unawares. However, the length of the march and Union control of the high ground at the ...

Then, at the brief command of Lee, Moved out that matchless infantry, With Pickett leading grandly down, To rush against the roaring crown Of those dread heights of destiny. . . . The place was ...

Concluding that “Meade probably did as well as any general in following Lee without inflicting serious ... An outstanding addition to the literature on the aftermath of Gettysburg, Race to the Potomac ...