Meade at Gettysburg
A Study in Command
By Kent Masterson Brown, Esq.

488 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 70 halftones, 13 maps, notes, bibl., index
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Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-6199-5
Published: June 2021
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Brown argues that supply deficiencies, brought about by the army's unexpected need to advance to Gettysburg, were crippling. In spite of that, Meade pursued Lee's retreating army rapidly, and his decision not to blindly attack Lee's formidable defenses near Williamsport on July 13 was entirely correct in spite of subsequent harsh criticism. Combining compelling narrative with incisive analysis, this finely rendered work of military history deepens our understanding of the Army of the Potomac as well as the machinations of the Gettysburg Campaign, restoring Meade to his rightful place in the Gettysburg narrative.
About the Author
Kent Masterson Brown is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and attorney residing in Lexington, Kentucky. His previous books include Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign.
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"Attacked relentlessly by the press, considered a hopeless mediocrity within Lincoln’s administration, and rarely cheered by his soldiers, George Gordon Meade is today largely misunderstood or ignored, despite his magnificent triumph at Gettysburg. Kent Masterson Brown’s masterful book will change all that. In beautiful prose and compelling analysis, Brown puts the reader in the general's shoes as never before, revealing his crucial role in delivering Northerners an unparalleled victory in the pivotal summer of 1863."--Peter S. Carmichael, author of The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies
"So effective were the efforts to marginalize George G. Meade’s role in the Union victory at Gettysburg that he grumbled to his wife on December 7, 1863, ‘I suppose after awhile it will be discovered I was not at Gettysburg at all.’ In this engaging and deeply researched study, Kent Masterson Brown firmly and convincingly restores Meade’s centrality to that victory. Meade at Gettysburg is a worthy and important addition to the battle’s vast literature."--D. Scott Hartwig, author of To Antietam Creek