As the Winter of Gen. Meade Series concludes, author and educator Jeffrey William Hunt explores this critical time which would decide whether Meade would pick the fruits of his Pennsylvania victory.
At the end of July 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac returned to the line of the upper Rappahannock. After a brief respite. Both Robert E. Lee and George Meade expected the next phase of the Gettysburg campaign to begin shortly. Instead, each general found himself buffeted by events that disputed his plans and thwarted his desires throughout August and September 1863. In the span of seven weeks, three major cavalry battles were fought in or around Culpeper County, as military and political leaders from both sides make war altering strategic decisions amid draft rots, manpower woes, and the campaign for Chattanooga. This period represents the critical connective tissues between Gettysburg and the upcoming Bristoe Station and Mine Run campaigns which would decide whether Meade would pick the fruits of his Pennsylvania victory or be denied its rewards by Lee.
About the Presenter: Jeffrey William Hunt is the Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, which is the official museum of the Texas National Guard, and the Adjunct Professor of History at Austin Community College, where he has taught since 1988. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government and a master’s degree in history, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Jeff is the recipient of the Chicago Civil War Round Table Edwin Cole Bearss Award for Outstanding Civil War Scholarship (2022). Mr. Hunt, a prolific author, is the author of Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign: From Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House (Savas Beatie, 2017, named Eastern Theater Book of the Year by Civil War Books & Authors).
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