Following an incident in June 1864, in which Meade disciplined reporter Edward Cropsey from The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper for an unfavorable article, all of the press assigned to his army agreed to mention Meade only in conjunction with setbacks.
Efter en episode i juni 1864 hvor Meade revsede reporteren Edward Cropsey fra The Philadelphia Inquirer for en ufordelagtig artikel, enedes alle pressefolkene ved hæren om kun at omtale Meade i forbindelse med nederlag.