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George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer. During the American 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.

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  • George Meade
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  • George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer. During the American 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.
  • George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – 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 Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. During the American 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.
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  • 1835(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1815-12-31(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Margaretta Sergeant
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  • Old Snapping Turtle
Name
  • George G. Meade
  • George Meade
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  • his
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  • George Gordon Meade, portrait by Mathew Brady
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  • Place of burial
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  • Cádiz, Spain
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  • Army of the Potomac
  • Commander of the V Corps
  • Commander of the Army of the Potomac
  • Commander of the I Corps
Cause of Death
  • Complications from old wounds combined with pneumonia
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  • 1872-11-06(xsd:date)
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  • 35(xsd:integer)
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  • 1863(xsd:integer)
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