The Gettysburg Campaign did not end at the banks of the Potomac on July 14th, but deep in central Virginia two weeks later. The two weeks that followed was a grand chess match between Meade and Lee.
Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage From Falling Waters To Culpepper Court House, Presented by: Jeffrey Wm. Hunt
Contrary to popular belief, the Gettysburg Campaign did not end at the banks of the Potomac on July 4th, but deep in central Virginia two weeks later along the line of the Rappahannock. The two weeks that followed was a grand chess match between Meade and Lee. The ensuing two weeks of hard marching, cavalry combats, heavy skirmishing, and set-piece fighting threatened to escalate into a major engagement with the potential to end the war in the Eastern Theater, but it was far from over.
Jeffrey Hunt is the Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum at Austin, Texas, and an adjunct Professor of History at Austin Community College. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government and master’s degree in history, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Hunt is the prolific author of Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House.
This program is presented as a public service by the North Jersey Civil War Round Table and is part II of a three-part series The Winter of Gen. George Meade. Part III will be presented on March 23, 2023.
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