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- George Meade
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- Do you know who was the general for the Second Battle of Bull Run? Everyone knows
- what the Second Battle of Bull Run is but who was the general? Some people even know
- that the North won that battle. Most people do not know that General George Meade
- defeated General Lee at that battle. General George Mead accomplished much during
- wartime.
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- General George Meade had many accomplishments during wartime. First of all, he
- defeated General Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Why would not General Meade
- crush General Lee at this battle and end the war there? Facts say that heavy fog and rain
- forced Meade to stop. Likewise, on June 1, !863 a surprise encounter forced his troops
- into the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest battle on American soil. This battle came about
- when General Lee's army needed shoes. The two forces met here on accident and fought to
- a victory for the North. Lee acknowledged his defeat and retreated to Virginia. Not only
- did Meade serve in the Civil War, but also served in the Mexican War. He served in the
- battles of Palo Alto, Monterey, and Veracruz. During these he served under General
- Zachory Taylor. To sum up, General George Meade accomplished many things during his
- time at war.
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- Each of General George Meade's accomplishments had one major effect on how
- life is today. To start, if Meade had not defeated Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run the
- war would not have started off positively for the North. This was important because the
- soldiers gained their confidence when they won this battle. If the North would have lost
- the entire war the U.S. would be two different countries. Secondly, Meade's defeat of Lee
- at the accidental Gettysburg. This was a battle that turned the war around and gave the
- North the advantage. This was the North's first victory in a long time. Finally, if the U.S.
- had not have won the Mexican War, Where Meade served as a soldier, the U.S. would not
- have gained the southwest portion of the country. This ,as you remember, was where the
- gold rush took place that caused the country to spread out over the land. As has been
- shown, Meade's accomplishments had many effects on how life is lived today.
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- There are many things that would be different if George Meade had never lived.
- For one thing, the North might not have won the first battle of the war causing the soldiers
- to lose confidence and maybe lose the war. If the South had won the war the U.S. would
- be split into two countries right now. Also, if the north did not the greatest battle on
- American soil, Gettysburg, it could have been the end of the war right there at Gettysburg.
- If the North would have lost the war the U.S. would be two different countries, as was said
- earlier. Last, if the U.S. had not won the Mexican War we would have lost some of our
- land to Mexico. The U.S. would have also not had the Gold Rush that took place in
- California. In conclusion, the country would have been very different if George Meade had
- never lived.
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- General George Meade accomplished much during wartime. Most people do not
- know that Meade defeated Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run . Some people even know
- that the North won that battle. Everyone knows what the Second Battle of Bull Run is but
- who was the general?
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- WORKS CITED
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- Cleaves, Freeman. "Meade, George Gordon." Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 15.
- 1989.
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- Sefton, James E. "Meade, George Gordon." The World Book Encyclopedia. Vol.
- 15. 1994.
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- "Meade, George G." Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Version 2.01vw.
- Carlsbad,
- California: Compton's New Media, 1994. CD-ROM.
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- "Meade, George Gordon." Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 18. Danbury,
- Connecticut:
- Grolier, 1990.
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- "Meade, George Gordon." Who's Who in American History. Historical Volume.
- St. Louis,
- Missouri: Van Hoffman Press,1967.
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