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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01599 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Daniel E. Sickles to David Birney concerning an investigation into George Meade's conduct |
| Date | January 1864 |
| Author | Sickles, Daniel E. (1819-1914) |
| Recipient | Birney, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a congressional investigation into General George G. Meade for disciplining officers who testified before the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War after Meade let Lee escape after Gettysburg. Tells Major General Birney to give his true opinion to Congress and that he will urge his contacts in the Congress and the Secretary of War to back off. Also mentions having dinner with President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, where he also met Henry Halleck and Meade. Meade was later exonerated and received a vote of thanks from Congress. |
| Subjects | Battle of Gettysburg Congress Military History Civil War Union Forces Union General Battle Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Lincoln's Cabinet President First Lady |
| People | Sickles, Daniel Edgar (1819-1914) Birney, David Bell (1825-1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |