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Title: The Civil War : the national view
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Thorpe, Francis Newton, 1857-1926
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Publisher: Philadelphia : George Barrie & Sons
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ter thought it was an order ofarrest for himself. Meade, continue Nicolay and Hay,was a tall, thin, reserved man, very near-sighted, with theair of the student rather than of the sabreur. He had noneof the genial gifts and graces which were in different wayspossessed by all of those who had preceded him in com-mand. But he was known as an able and energetic soldier,of approved courage and calm judgment in difficult cir-cumstances; and it is an evidence of his own worth and ofthe splendid moral qualities of the great army he com-manded, that this perilous change, made in a moment ofsupreme importance, was accepted both by him and hissoldiery without an instant of confusion or hesitation. Theywent on in the line of duty without breaking step, withouta tremor of the pulse. General Meade made no change in the administration ofthe army; he had the confidence of his generals and wasanxious to find Lee and fight the Army of Virginia. OnJune 30th, his headquarters were at Taneytown, Maryland,
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o C So o be c o Oh THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR 321 thirteen miles south of Gettysburg: the Army of the Poto-mac lay near, partly in Maryland, partly in Pennsylvania.General Lee learned, on the 28th, that the Army of thePotomac was in Maryland, and threatening his communica-tions; he decided to concentrate his army on the east sideof the mountains. General Meade, at this time, was push-ing his army at right angles to Lees line of march: eachcommander was manoeuvring for position. Lee called backEwell from his projected attack on Harrisburg, ordering hiscorps, and also Longstreets and A. P. Hills, to march toGettysburg. Thither Meade was also marching and here,July 1st, General Reynolds, with the First corps, began thebattle of Gettysburg; which opened with the attempt ofReynolds, assisted by Howard, of the Eleventh corps, togain possession of Seminary Ridge. Reynolds was killedand Howard was driven back with fearful loss through thetown. General Hancocks arrival on the field restoredorde

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