George Meade

George Meade

military personnel
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🇺🇸United States

George Gordon Meade was an American military officer who served in the United States Army and the Union army as a major general in command of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He fought in many of the key battles of the eastern theater and defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Lifespan
1815 – 1872
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Background

Born in
Cádiz
Educated at
United States Military Academy

Timeline

  • 1815

    Born

    Birth
  • 1872

    Died

    Death

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