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Maj. Gen. George G. Meade – Hero of Gettysburg
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on January 18, 2011
(Part 3 of an on-going series of posts on the Battle of Gettysburg).
George Gordon Meade (31 December 1815 – 6 November 6 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Seminole War and Mexican War. During the Civil War he served as a Union General, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Portrait of Gen. George G. Meade from Library of Congress
Gen. George G. Meade – Walk of Valor, National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg
Gen. George G. Meade – Grave Marker – Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Gen. George G. Meade – Statue on Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg
Gen. George G. Meade – Historical Marker, 19th Street, Philadelphia
Gen. George G. Meade – Meade Home, Delancey St., Philadelphia
Gen. George G. Meade – Statue, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
The portrait photograph of Gen. Meade was taken from the Wikipedia article and is in the public domain. The photograph of the Gen. George G. Meade Statue in Fairmount Park was taken by J’Chiu Chiu and is used with permission. The other photographs are in the collection of the Civil War Research Project.
Fantastic page and great photos of the General.
Michael Wunsch
Secretary,
General Meade Society of Philadelphia
Anthony Waskie, PhD, President
Founded 1996