Sickles had developed a personal vendetta against Meade because of Sickles's allegiance to Joseph Hooker, whom Meade had replaced, and because of controversial disagreements at Gettysburg.
Sickles førte en personlig vendetta mod Meade fordi han var tro mod Hooker, som Meade havde afløst, og på grund af alvorlig uenighed ved Gettysburg.