Hello from another newbie

[Rob Wick]

Quote:I don't know much about Lincoln's relationship with Meade - almost none, I imagine - but unlike McDowell, McClellan, Pope, Burnside and Hooker, he was neither fired, removed nor resigned for reasons of failure. Lincoln stuck with him, and that's worth a lot.

Peter,

Welcome to the group.

I wonder how much of your point has to do with Meade's usefulness to Lincoln as opposed to Lincoln's relief that in Grant he finally found a general who was willing to fight until the bitter end. I've always believed that had Grant not been put at the head of the Union armies, Meade likely would have eventually been fired like the others. It seems to me Meade was lucky that Lincoln didn't fire him after Gettysburg. Whether that firing would have been justified or not is arguable, but Lincoln's frustration with Meade was palpable.

Again, welcome to the board.

Best
Rob