Major General George Meade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
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_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:2nd_Division,_V_Corps
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:V_Corps
gptkbp:commander Union forces at Gettysburg
gptkbp:death_date 1872-11-06
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Gettysburg_Address
gptkb:Gettysburg_Campaign
Civil War History
Civil War Reenactments
Civil War Memorials
Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary
gptkbp:historical_significance Defeated Confederate Army at Gettysburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General George Meade
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in the American Civil War
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military strategy
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname The Hero of Gettysburg
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Richard_Meade
gptkb:Mary_Meade
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Henry_Halleck_Jr.
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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:Third_Corps
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5