Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg

A historian chronicles the life of the Union Civil War general while recounting his own unusual journey during his investigation into the past.

Who was George Gordon Meade? He should be remembered as one of the Civil War's most important generals. Instead, history has pushed him aside. The hot-tempered Meade received command of the Union's dysfunctional Army of the Potomac only three days before he defeated Robert E. Lee's Confederates at Gettysburg. After that, Meade watched his reputation ...