Noted mainly as the General leading the Un ion forces at Gettysburg\, General George Meade was appointed to command t he Army of the Potomac just three days before the battle and arrived on th e battlefield after the \;first \;action on July 1\, 1863. He orga nized his forces on favorable ground to fight an effective defensive battl e 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 Anti etam and Chancellorsville &ndash\; and this only part of the \;extensi ve two-part lecture.
\nPart I is September 25 @ 6:55pm (with casual chat beginning at 6:30pm)
\nPart II is October 23 @ 6:55pm (with cas ual chat beginning at 6:30pm)
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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 prolif
ic author and sought after speaker. She is currently working on a full-len
gth biography of George Gordon Meade\, tentatively titled \;Meade at W
ar. She is author of \;On a Great Battlefield: The Making\, Management
\, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park\, 1933-2023. \;&nbs
p\;She returns to the NJCWRT with a \; \;reprisal of her successfu
l 2023 series and 2024 series that had over 125 participants for each of h
er lectures.
Register online or by calling the library at (973) 58 4-2400 and the virtual link will be sent to you the day before each progra m.
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This program is presented as a public service by the
\;North Jersey Civil War Round Table \;and will be part of a two -part
series of \; \;Gen. George Meade Takes Command