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Appendix C: telegrams between Halleck and Meade, mentioned in letter of July 14, 1863.
see page 134, Vol.
II
Halleck to Meade July 14 (in part):
I need hardly say to you that the escape of Lee's army without another battle has created great dissatisfaction in the mind of the President, and it will require an active and energetic pursuit on your part to remove the impression that it has not been sufficiently active heretofore.
Meade to Halleck July 14:
Having performed my duty conscientiously and to the best of my ability, the censure of the President conveyed in your dispatch of 1 P. M. this day, is, in my judgment, so undeserved that I feel compelled most respectfully to ask to be immediately relieved from the command of this army.
Halleck to Meade July 14:
My telegram stating the disappointment of the President at the escape of Lee's army was not intended as a censure, but as a stimulus to an active pursuit.
It is not deemed a sufficient cause for yo