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Born December 31, 1815
Cádiz, Spain
Died November 6, 1872
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Union general
Led Northern forces to victory
at the Battle of Gettysburg
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Writer George Templeton Strong
George G. Meade.
General George G. Meade will always be best remembered for his involvement in the famous Battle of Gettysburg. During this mid-1863 battle in the Pennsylvania countryside, Meade guided the Union's Army of the Potomac to a smashing victory over the South's Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870; see entry). This Union victory is often cited as a major reason why the North eventually was able to win the war.
But despite his role in this important Northern triumph, Meade has received less praise for his performance than a number of other Civil War generals. His cautious pursuit...
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