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- George_Meade abstract "George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.Meade's Civil War combat experience started as a brigade commander in the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles, including the Battle of Glendale, where he was wounded severely. As a division commander he had notable success at the Battle of South Mountain and assumed temporary corps command at the Battle of Antietam. His division was arguably the most successful during the assaults at the Battle of Fredericksburg. During the Gettysburg Campaign, he was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before the Battle of Gettysburg, but was able to organize his forces to fight a successful defensive battle against Robert E. Lee. This victory was marred by his ineffective pursuit during the Retreat from Gettysburg, by the inconclusive campaigns in the fall of 1863, and by intense political rivalries within the Army, notably with Daniel Sickles.In 1864–65, Meade continued to command the Army of the Potomac through the Overland Campaign, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign, but he was overshadowed by the direct supervision of the general in chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who accompanied him throughout these campaigns. He also suffered from a reputation as a man of short, violent temper who was hostile toward the press and received hostility in return. After the war he commanded several important departments during Reconstruction.".
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- George_Meade battle Battle_of_Gettysburg.
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- George_Meade battle Bristoe_Campaign.
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- George_Meade battle Overland_Campaign.
- George_Meade battle Peninsula_Campaign.
- George_Meade battle Second_Seminole_War.
- George_Meade battle Siege_of_Petersburg.
- George_Meade birthDate "1815-12-31".
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- George_Meade birthYear "1815".
- George_Meade deathDate "1872-11-06".
- George_Meade deathPlace Pennsylvania.
- George_Meade deathPlace Philadelphia.
- George_Meade deathYear "1872".
- George_Meade militaryBranch Union_Army.
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- George_Meade restingPlace Laurel_Hill_Cemetery.
- George_Meade restingPlace Pennsylvania.
- George_Meade restingPlace Philadelphia.
- George_Meade serviceEndYear "1835".
- George_Meade serviceStartYear "1835".
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- George_Meade allegiance Union_(American_Civil_War).
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- George_Meade battles American_Civil_War.
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- George_Meade birthDate "1815-12-31".
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- George_Meade branch Union_Army.
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- George_Meade caption "George Gordon Meade, portrait by Mathew Brady".
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- George_Meade dateOfDeath "1872-11-06".
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- George_Meade deathPlace Pennsylvania.
- George_Meade deathPlace Philadelphia.
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- George_Meade name "George G. Meade".
- George_Meade name "Meade, George Gordon".
- George_Meade nickname "Old Snapping Turtle".
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