Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"General Lee is reported to have ranked him even higher, saying, 'Meade, in my judgment, had the greatest ability. I feared him more than any man I ever met upon the field of battle.'"

"It is a satisfaction to realize that a change has come over public opinion."

"Everyone with even the most elementary knowledge of American history knows that Meade was victorious at Gettysburg."

"Learning of this, the general requested to be relieved from command of the Army, but his request was disregarded."