Answer to Trivia From the Archives
June 2010
A. On June 15, 1862 this general writes to his father during the Siege at Vicksburg explaining his good fortune.
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
B. On June 28, 1862 this general was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac, just two days before the Battle of Gettysburg.
Answer: George G. Meade









