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MEADE, George: Memorial at the U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C.
George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career U.S. Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Seminole War and 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 Gen. Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. 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. Source: WikipediaMarble, Granite by Charles Grafly (Sculptor)
Address: Constitution Ave between 3rd & 4th Sts NWIn the cusp made by Const & Penn Aves Nearest Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow - Green)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 77002878 (dcMem ID #320)
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The Names of Washington D.C. (p128)
ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book (17)
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Meade
District Court website article on Meade (97)
Wikipedia article on Meade
