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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
