The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-04
TIE HAWk-EYE
"Wednesday. JKl: =.
General Geo. q. Meade.

General Geo. q. Meade.
Major General GEO. G. MEADE, who has
has Just been assigned to the command o.
the Army of the Potomac, has for some
time been IL command OF the 5th ARMY
Corps. He is about forty-seven years Oh
age, and soldier by profession. he en-
tered the Military Academy at West Point
from the District of Columbia, and gradu-
atej in 1885. His first appointment was
that of Second Lieutenant in the Ihlrd Ar
tillerv. which Commission he resigned in
the following wear. Subsequently tie was
assigned 10 the Corps of Typographical En-
rineers with his former rank. He served
through the Mexican War, and was bre
veted First Lieutenant for gallant conduct
ut Monterev in August, 1916. he became
First Lieutenant of Regulars in 1851, was
promoted to a Captaincy in 1856, and had
command Of the Western Lake Survey,
when the Rebellion ushered its hideous
front upon the startled gaze Of the Nations.
He was transferred TO the active army,
and in June, 1861, was promoted to Major
in the Regular Army, and in August OF the
Stalie ySsti '" Ii'dSlc q 'CliSi al
of Volunteers, and assigned to the COM
mand of a brigade in McCall's division Of
PENNSYLVANIA Reserves in the Army Of the
Potomac. Subsequently he became Com
mander Of a division in the Army Corps OF
Gen. Reynolds. While holding this COM
nand he was severely wounded at the bat
tie of White Oak Swamp, on June 80, 1862.
hn L,I n s,>1a nr,t bi-
and other occasions, he was promoted TO
the office of Major General, and as soon as
he was able to take the field, was assigned
to the command of the Fifth Army Corps,
part of the Army Of the Potomac, which
position ne mas since continued to hold.
In all these positions, General Meade has
proven himself thorough, efficient, as well
as popular leader. His Corps is said to
have been the best in that army, and in
both the attempts TO advance against Rich
mond, by the way OF The itappahannocl,,
was the most effective OF any.
The Chicago Joauat is informed by ar
officer who has served under Gen. Meade
that he is the only Corps Commander II
whom all the others have full confidence
and under whose command their earnest
hearty and faithful cooperation would bt
secured This officer further states that ht
has the entire confidence of the army, which
Hooker had lost, and has the ability TO re
tain it.
These statements are probably in th,
main correct, since his appointment coult
only have resulted from belief in them
1t is apparent that Gen. Meade owes hi
promotion entirely to his military abilit.
as proven in the field, and not to any polt
: ical influence whatever. HIS connection
N with al the movements of the army h
now commands, gives him the knowledg
without which, he would be unable to a
once operate it successfully. And, II h
has, as is said, the confidence OF both me
and officers, and is possessed of the abilit
which is indicated by that fact, we autic
pate for him a successful and glorious cam
paign. We hope most sincerely, that h
will prove to be the General we want. W
trust he will have all proper support an
encouragement, and that the honor OF leau
ing our army to victory and to the ute
rout of Lee, viii be his. We don't knoN
what his politics have been, and W
don't care to know. We want him to prov
a General equal to his position and th
emergency. If he does this we shall b
glad to honor him, and We know that eve
ry loyal heart in the land will also deligh
in doing the same.