George Gordon Meade

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birth_date 1815-12-31
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cadiz,_Spain
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Meade
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Union_forces
gptkbp:contribution Leadership during Civil War
gptkbp:death_date 1872-11-06
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:historical_role Key figure in Civil War
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Union_victory_at_Gettysburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Gordon Meade
gptkbp:influence_on Subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Gettysburg_National_Military_Park
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive tactics
gptkbp:military_unit Corps of Engineers
gptkbp:nickname The Hero of Gettysburg
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:V_Corps
gptkbp:portrayed_by gptkb:Jeff_Daniels
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Superintendent_of_the_U._S._Military_Academy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:related_to Civil War generals
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1842-1884
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Meade
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Meade
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