General Meade

[4065921]

I am doing some research on the Battle of Gettysburg looking for primary resource material from General Meade. It appears he did not publish a memoir. I can find individual documents attributed to him scattered about the internet but there must be a published work or a website that allows access to his collected letters, journals and documents etc. that are directly attributable to him.

Thanks for the help

Bob

 

[Horace Porter]

https://archive.org/details/lifelettersofgeo01mead

https://archive.org/details/lifeandlettersg01meadgoog

 

[4065921]

https://archive.org/details/lifelettersofgeo01mead

https://archive.org/details/lifeandlettersg01meadgoog

Excellent references, thank you very much for these.

 

[Tom Elmore]

The Meade Papers, Collection 410, reside at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Volume 2 includes letters, telegrams, etc. sent by Gen. Meade. Mention is made in this collection of his horse, Old Baldy, who died December 16, 1882, age 30 years. Old Baldy was wounded at Gettysburg, and on the historic third day Meade rode "Blackey" instead.

Francis A. Walker, wrote "Meade at Gettysburg," in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, vol. 3, pp. 406-419.

See also, Letters from Thomas W. Smith, Collection 1871, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Smith was a sergeant in Company I, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, which served at the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac.

Likewise, the Letters of James Cornell Biddle, Collection 1881, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Biddle was also attached to army headquarters. He gives a good description of Gen. Custer's appearance as well.

A biography of Meade was written in 2013 - Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor at Gettysburg, by Tom Huntington (Stackpole Books).

 

[4065921]

Excellent, thank you Tom.

 

[Mary763]

In reference to Tom's message, I am currently reading the book, Searching for George Gordon Meade. It's a great read if you are a fan of Meade or just want to know more about him.

 

[virginiaworm]

In reference to Tom's message, I am currently reading the book, Searching for George Gordon Meade. It's a great read if you are a fan of Meade or just want to know more about him.

I too am reading Searching for George G Meade and matter of fact just finished it. The reason I replied is that in the context of the original post... I found that this author in the latter half of his book used quite a few of Theodore Lyman's
letters/notes as references. Personally I found Lyman's notes pretty interesting and sometimes witty.

Lyman was Meades aide-de-camp and served under Meade for the remainder of the war from September 2, 1863, to April 20, 1865.

I know the OP was looking for original Meade sources which H Porter graciously already supplied, but I think in this book the author successfully added some other sources on top of Meades letters. The book helped me to put Meades whole AOP career into perspective.

For what it is worth I liked the books content.

Now I'll post a gratuitous Gettysburg pic because .... well ... it's Gettysburg. Stony Hill looking towards the Peach Orchard

Monument for the 116th PA.

 

[James N.]

Now I'll post a gratuitous Gettysburg pic because .... well ... it's Gettysburg. Stony Hill looking towards the Peach Orchard

Monument for the 116th PA.

Very nice! but maybe this would be more relevant to the subject:

 

[Arioch]

https://archive.org/stream/lifelettersofgeo01mead#page/6/mode/2up

Here is another link to 'Life and Letters of George….' both volumes. I know another member posted links, too….but hey, you can't have enough 'links'…

Here's another one that I gladly recommend as an everyday, camp life observations OF Gen Meade. It's written by Alonzo F. Hill of the 8th Pennsylvania Reserves. From recruitment up to Antietam where the author is wounded and off to the hospital…..but it gives some very interesting insights into the personality and disciplinarian.

The book is a real good read (funny, too), irrespective if Meade was included in the pages, or not….enjoy…

https://archive.org/stream/ourboyspersonale01hill#page/30/mode/2up

 

[civilken]

In reference to Tom's message, I am currently reading the book, Searching for George Gordon Meade. It's a great read if you are a fan of Meade or just want to know more about him.

Hello there I have never heard this would you please tell me the name of the company or publisher so I may send away for the book or CD thank you.

 

[SharonS]

The book was published by Stackpole. You can see a little of it on Google Books..(www.books.google.com)

 

[Mary763]

Hello there I have never heard this would you please tell me the name of the company or publisher so I may send away for the book or CD thank you.

It's called Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg by Tom Huntington. It was published by Stackpole Books.
It's sold on-line at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

See also, Letters from Thomas W. Smith, Collection 1871, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Smith was a sergeant in Company I, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, which served at the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac.

I published 100% of these letters in a book in 1999: http://www.amazon.com/dp/087338623X/?tag=civilwartalkc-20. You won't find much useful in them specifically on Meade.

I am finishing up a book manuscript on Meade's tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac, beginning with his assumption of command and ending with Grant's arrival at the winter encampment of the Army of the Potomac. I might be able to be of some assistance to you. I am very familiar with what's out there. Feel free to drop me a private line.

 

[JerseyBart]

I too am reading Searching for George G Meade and matter of fact just finished it. The reason I replied is that in the context of the original post... I found that this author in the latter half of his book used quite a few of Theodore Lyman's
letters/notes as references. Personally I found Lyman's notes pretty interesting and sometimes witty.

Lyman was Meades aide-de-camp and served under Meade for the remainder of the war from September 2, 1863, to April 20, 1865.

I know the OP was looking for original Meade sources which H Porter graciously already supplied, but I think in this book the author successfully added some other sources on top of Meades letters. The book helped me to put Meades whole AOP career into perspective.

For what it is worth I liked the books content.

Now I'll post a gratuitous Gettysburg pic because .... well ... it's Gettysburg. Stony Hill looking towards the Peach Orchard

Monument for the 116th PA.

Searching for George Meade is my summer campground book.

 

[Tom Elmore]

It may also be helpful to track Meade's movements around the battlefield, through primary sources. I am just starting to compile a list of movements of generals, from the division level on up. Here are just three examples for Meade:

July 2, around sunset - charge by the 150th New York toward Trostle buildings led in part by General Meade. [New York at Gettysburg, III:1043]

July 3, late afternoon - General Meade and [his] staff at the close of the conflict rode along the line with head uncovered, and thanked the troops for their bravery and devotion. [Josiah J. Brown, 2nd New Jersey] [Meade's ride down the line after the charge was over, and the cheering that accompanied it, was well documented. Even General Lee heard it from Seminary Ridge.]

July 4, late afternoon - Meade came riding along our lines. [Diary of Edmund Halsey, 15th New Jersey]