George G. Meade

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George Gordon Meade
Personal
Date & Place of Birth	December 31, 1815 Cadiz, Spain
Parents	Richard Worsam Meade Margaret Coats Butler Meade
Religion	unknown
Spouse	Margaretta Sergeant, married December 31, 1840
Children	John Sergeant Meade Col. George Meade Margaret Butler Meade Spencer Meade Sarah Wise Meade Henrietta Meade William Meade
Date & Place of Death	November 6, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of Burial	Laurel Hill Cemetary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Military
Education	United Stated Military Academy West Point, New York Class of 1835, Rank 19th of 56
Branch of Service	United States Army
Years of Service	1831–36; 1842–72
Highest rank awarded	Major General, USA
Commands held	Military Engineer (USA) Commanding General, Army of the Potomac (USA)
Battles participated in	Gettysburg Campaign Overland Campaign Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign
Post-war career	Governor, Reconstruction Third Military District, Atlanta Commissioner of Fairmount Park, Pennsylvania

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