Meade's Headquarters 1863-1865; Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman From the Wilderness to Appomattox

Standing in his way in July 1863 was Gen. George Meade, who repelled the might of the Confederate forces and forced them to return south from where they had come. This was in many ways the turning point of the Civil War, from which Lee was never able to fully recover. But who was Gen. George Meade? And how did he lead the Army of the Potomac through the Overland Campaign, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign in the last two years of the year? 

Theodore Lyman, who served as aide-de-camp for Meade from 1863 to the end of the war, provides fascinating insight into the world of a Union general. Lyman’s letters that he wrote throughout his time with Meade form the basis of this fascinating work and uncover the personalities of figures like Grant, Sherman, Sickles, and of course Meade. =