Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, November 22, 1864.
I do not know how the fact of my not voting has reached
Philadelphia, or is there considered a matter of importance. One of the
Republican agents, formerly an officer in the Reserves, came to see me and
desired I would vote at the polls of the regiment where he was going to be. I
declined going to his polls, but did not intimate to him whether I was or was
not going to vote. It is probable, however, that some zealous partisan has
watched to see what I did. I cannot but be flattered that so much importance is
attached to my action, particularly as nearly all other general officers,
including Grant, did the same — that is, not vote.
I should like to see the article in the British Military
Review you refer to. It is some consolation to know that distinguished
foreigners think well of you.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 244-5
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