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Major General George Meade


George Meade - Wikipedia

George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a United States Army Major General who commanded the Army of the Potomac during the American ...

George G. Meade | American Battlefield Trust

George Gordon Meade was one of the few Union generals who began his life and career in a foreign country.

George G. Meade | Civil War, Union Army, Gettysburg | Britannica

George G. Meade was an American army officer who played a critical role in the American Civil War by defeating the Confederate Army at ...

George Gordon Meade (1815–1872) - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

In 1857 Captain Meade was placed in charge of the Northern Lakes Surveys. With the coming of the Civil War, Meade became a brigadier general of volunteers, ...

George Gordon Meade (1815–1872) - Encyclopedia Virginia

George G. Meade was a Union major general and one of the most important commanders of the American Civil War (1861–1865).

George G. Meade (U.S. National Park Service)

George Gordon Meade was an 1835 West Point graduate and US Army officer and who resigned his commission after only a year to pursue what he hoped would be a ...

Meade and Lee at Gettysburg (U.S. National Park Service)

General George Gordon Meade, US Army of the Potomac. Born in Cadiz ... At the outbreak of the Civil War, Meade was appointed brigadier general of ...

Gen'l George Meade|Gettysburg Victor|"Forget Not His Deeds"

Welcome to the General Meade Society of Philadelphia Title Major General WAR and AFFILIATION Civil War / Union DATE OF BIRTH - DEATH December 31, ...

George G. Meade ‑ General, Civil War & Gettysburg | HISTORY

George Meade (1815-1872) was a US Army general and civil engineer who served as commander of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861-65).

After Winning the Battle of Gettysburg, George Meade Fought With ...

Meade was the fifth commanding general of the Army of the Potomac, the Union's main fighting force in the eastern theater of war. Lincoln ...

General George Meade in the Civil War | Overview & Significance

George Gordon Meade was an important Union general in the American Civil War. He took part in several key battles in 1862 and led the Union Army of the Potomac.

The Generals and Admirals: George Meade (1815-1872)

Lincoln, who seems an amiable sort of personage. In view also of the vacant brigadier-ship in the regular army, I have ventured to tell the President one or two ...

Major General George Meade's Account of the Battle of Gettysburg ...

I will only add my tribute to the heroic bravery of the whole army, officers and men, which under the blessing of Divine Providence, enabled a crowning victory ...

George Meade's Mixed Legacy

Major General Andrew A. Humphreys, at Meade's left, led a Ill Corps division at Gettysburg but became Meade's chief of staff following the battle. Meade's ...

George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade ...

George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army George Gordon Meade, Ed. ("Agamemnon", "Hom. Od. 9.1", "denarius ...

Major General George Gordon Meade - Association for Public Art

by Alexander Milne Calder (1846 - 1923) · Title. Major General George Gordon Meade · Artist. Alexander Milne Calder (1846 - 1923) · Year. 1887 · Location.

Memorials in Washington DC > Major General George Meade

(1815-1872) General during the Civil War. Known for leading defense of Gettysburg while commanding Union forces. Commanded the Army of the Potomac in 1863.

Major General George Gordon Meade Monument - DC Historic Sites

This impressive memorial to George Gordon Meade stands along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.

General George Meade in the Civil War | Overview & Significance

George Meade was born in 1815 in Cadiz, Spain. Meade's father was an American merchant and U.S. naval agent who lost his savings in the war between Spain and ...

George G. Meade collection 0410 - Historical Society of Pennsylvania

After the Civil War, Meade went on to act as the governor of the Reconstruction Third military district in Atlanta, Georgia. He commanded the military ...


Equestrian statue of George Meade

Statue by Alexander Milne Calder

Major General George Gordon Meade is an equestrian statue that stands in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The statue, which was unveiled in 1887, was designed by sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and honors George Meade, who had served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was later a commissioner for the park.

Major General George Gordon Meade

Major General George Gordon Meade may refer to Equestrian statue of George Meade George Gordon Meade Memorial

The Day After Gettysburg

Novel by Robert Conroy

The Day After Gettysburg is an alternate history novel written by Robert Conroy. It was published by Baen Books online as an ebook and hardcover book on June 6, 2017 and then released a paperback version a few weeks later on June 26.