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Dr. Jennifer Murray examines the military career of Gen. George Meade, who led the Union forces at Gettysburg despite his appointment to command the Army of the Potomac three days before the battle.
Noted mainly as the General leading the Union forces at Gettysburg, Gen Meade was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before the battle and arrived on the battlefield after the first action on July 1, 1863. He organized his forces on favorable ground to fight an effective defensive battle against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and repelled a series of massive assaults throughout the next two days. However, what is mainly overlooked is his extensive military career including the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville and finally the unknown battles of Meade and Lee after Gettysburg - only part of the extensive 3 part lecture.
About the Presenter: Dr. Jennifer M. Murray, Assistant Professor of History, Director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV, is a military historian, with a specialization in the American Civil War. Prof. Murray is a prolific author and sought after speaker, she is currently working on a full-length biography of George Gordon Meade, tentatively titled Meade at War. She is author of On a Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933-2023. Prof. Murray returns to the NJCWRT with a reprisal of her successful 2023 series and 2024 series that had over 125 participants for each of her lectures.
Also on this Program: Students of Pascack Hills High School, recipients of the NJCWRT John T. Cunningham at the NJ History Day competition will present their documentary, Denied Right, National Responsibility, Dred Scott and the Civil War.
This program is presented as a public service by the North Jersey Civil War Round Table and is third of a three -part series of Gen. George Meade Takes Command.
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