RACE TO THE POTOMAC

Martin S. Pike

◗ Bradley M Gottfried and Linda I Gottfried◗ Savas Beatie (2024)◗ £13.99◗ 167 pages (softback)◗ ISBN:9781611217025◗ casemateuk.com This book – subtitled: Lee and Meade after Gettysburg, July 4-14 1863 – is an excellent account of the difficulties and challenges which faced both commanders after the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. General Meade, who had been the commander of the Union Army of the Potomac for less than a week at the time of the battle, was criticised for the speed of his follow up. The book well explains the constraints and limitations which he faced and the reasons for his caution. Similarly, the book covers the difficulties General Lee faced in extracting his defeated army back across the Potomac River and into Virginia. It is a fascinating account of how a…

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