Meade waxaa si adag loogu dhaleeceeyay in uu u ogolaaday Lee inuu baxsado, sida Major General George B. McClellan uu sameeyay kadib dagaalkii Antietam. Markii uu cadaadis kala kulmay Lincoln, wuxuu bilaabay laba olole oo dhacay dayrtii 1863 <unk> Bristoe iyo Mine Run
Wuxuu isku dayay in uu ka adkaado Lee. Labaduba waa fashilmeen. Waxa kale oo uu la kulmay sharaf-darrada cadawgiisa siyaasadeed ee horteeda Guddiga Wadajirka ah ee Golaha Guurtida ee Dagaalka, isagoo su'aal ka keenay ficilladiisa Gettysburg iyo guuldarradiisa ku aaddan inuu ka adkaado Lee inta lagu gudajiray dib u noqoshada Potomac.