Major General George G. Meade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_George_G._Meade
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gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1815-12-31
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cadiz,_Spain
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Meade_III
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Mine_Run
gptkbp:death_date 1872-11-06
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Victory at Gettysburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General George G. Meade
gptkbp:influenced American Civil War strategy
gptkbp:involved_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_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the Civil War
gptkbp:military_unit 5th Pennsylvania Reserves
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname The Hero of Gettysburg
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Chief_of_Engineers
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:role gptkb:Union
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1835-1872
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Meade
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fifth_Corps
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mahone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5