General George Gordon Meade
Birth | 31 DEC 1815 | ![]() | ||
Educ. | 1835 | ![]() | ||
Org. | 1842 | ![]() | ||
Military | USA Army / Major General / US Civil War | ![]() | ||
History | 4-30-1863 | Chancellorsville General, USA | ![]() | |
7-1-1863 | Gettysburg | ![]() | ||
7 MAY 1864 | the Wilderness | ![]() | ||
5-8-1864 | Spotsylvania Court House | ![]() | ||
Jun 1864 | Cold Harbor | ![]() | ||
6-9-1864 | Petersburg | ![]() | ||
Org. | 1865-1866 | ![]() | ||
History | 29 MAR 1865 | Appomattox Campaign General, USA | ![]() | |
Org. | 1869-1872 | ![]() | ||
Org. | 1872 | ![]() | ||
Death | 6 NOV 1872 | |||
Grave |
Soldier, civil engineer. Major general, U.S. Army. Commander, victorious Army of the Potomac at Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Philadelphia was his family's home; he died at No. 1836 here, in a house given to him for his service to the nation. Read More