Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Meade waxaa si adag loogu dhaleeceeyay inuu u ogolaaday Lee inuu baxsado, sida Major General George B. McClellan uu sameeyay kadib Dagaalkii Antietam. Markii uu cadaadis kala kulmay Lincoln, wuxuu bilaabay labo olole oo dhacay dayrtii 1863
Runtii waxay isku dayeen in ay ka adkaadaan 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.