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(10-29-2013 08:55 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Hi Peter, do you (or someone else) know if Gen. Meade ever met A. Lincoln personally?

Eva,

Headquarters Army of the Potomac
June 21, 1864

To Mrs. George G. Meade

My last letter was written on the 17th, during the battle, which lasted off and on from 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th to dark of the 18th, day and night. Hearing of this struggle, Mr. Lincoln honored the army with his presence outside Petersburg this afternoon, and was so gracious as to say he had seen you in Philadelphia at the Sanitary Fair on the 16th, etc., etc. Mr. Lincoln brought with him the Monday edition of the New York Times with news of the Fair, and the sword contest vote thus far. My total votes are 2,419 with Hancock at 1,402. Sadly, Grant has only 130 votes and even McClellan has more.
http://clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/a.../meade.htm
It's a very nice webpage Peter.

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From a personal letter to his wife. The remaining portion of the letter goes on to say that Meade saw a portion of the President's speech and made some comments to Grant. Grant in turn telegraphed these statements to Lincoln, taking credit. Grant claims that he gave full credit to Meade, but the telegraph operator made the mistake.