Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade
By Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George Meade. This two volume set is the primary source for General Meade's view of his role in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1913, the collection was reprinted by Butternut and Blue in 1994.

Meade of Gettysburg
By Freeman Cleaves. The best one-volume study of General Meade's life and military career, with an emphasis on Meade's conduct of the Battle of Gettysburg. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1960.

Meade's Headquarters
Edited by George R. Agassiz. Based on the dairy of Colonel Theodore Lyman, an aide on General Meade's staff. Colonel Lyman's descriptions of the Army of the Potomac's military leadership are fascinating. Originally published in 1922, the book was recently reprinted under the title With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox.

A Caspian Sea of Ink: The Meade-Sickles Controversy
By Dr. Richard A. Sauers. This unprecedented study of General Sickles' move to the Peach Orchard line largely vindicates General Meade's actions on July 2, 1863. Published by Butternut and Blue in 1989.

General Meade
By Issac R. Pennypacker. This one volume biography of General Meade is part of the "Great Commanders" series published by D. Appleton and Company in 1901. Recently reprinted by Olde Soldier Books, Inc. in 1987.

Life of General George Gordon Meade
By Richard Meade Bache. One of the oldest biographies of General Meade, written by his brother-in-law's son. The author provides readers with several vignettes of Meade's private life. Published by Henry T. Coates and Co., Philadelphia, 1897.