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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Meade , George Gordon 1815 -1872 (search)
Meade, George Gordon 1815-1872
Military officer; born in Cadiz, Spain, Dec. 31, 1815; graduated at West Point in 1835, served in the war with the Seminoles, and resigned from the army in 1836.
He practised civil engineering until May, 1842, when he was appointed a second lieutenant of topographical engineers, serving through the war against Mexico, attached to the staff, first of General Taylor, and then of General Scott.
The citizens of Philadelphia presented him with an elegant sword on his return from Mexico.
In the summer of 1861 he was made a brigadier-general of volunteers, having been in charge of the surveys on the northern lakes until that year as captain of engineers.
He was in the Army of the Potomac, active and efficient, from 1861 until the close of the war. In June, 1862, he was made major-general of volunteers, and was in command of the Army of the Potomac in the summer of 1863.
On July 1, 2, and 3, of that year he fought the decisive battle of Gettysburg.
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