During Reconstruction, he deposed corrupt Georgia governor Charles Jenkins and garnered a reputation for just administration as commander of the 3rd Military District.
During Reconstruction, he deposed corrupt Georgia governor Charles Jenkins and garnered a reputation for just administration as commander of the 3rd Military District. During the reshuffling of the Union army in the wake of the Fredericksburg fiasco, this man became commander of the V Corps. The namesake of an army fort mere spitting distance from this tournament, in Laurel, Maryland, this man replaced Joseph Hooker at the head of the Army of the Potomac. In his greatest success, he arranged his army in the form of a fishhook extending to Culp's Hill after joining up with Abner Doubleday's troops at Cemetery Ridge, and his forces successfully staved off Pickett's Charge. For 10 points, name this commander who thus defeated Lee at Gettysburg.
During Reconstruction, he deposed corrupt Georgia governor Charles Jenkins and garnered a reputation for just administration as commander of the 3rd Military District.
George Gordon {Meade}