George Meade

George Gordon Meade, (1815-1872) was a Major General for the United States
during the American Civil War.

Meade was born December 31, 1815, in Cadiz, Spain, the son of an American
merchant. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point
in 1835. After a brief career as a civil engineer, he returned to the
military as a topographical engineer and saw action in the Mexican-American War.

Meade was appointed a Brigideer General at the start of the Civil War.
Military historians regard his early strategies and actions well, but Meade
was often held back by his more timid commanders George McClellan and Joseph
Hooker. Meade replaced Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac 3 days
before the Battle of Gettysburg where he succeeded in driving Robert E.
Lee's army back into Virginia, but was criticized for not actively pursuing
the Confederates during their retreat.

When General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed commander of the Union forces he
had Meade promoted to Major General. Meade served under Grant until Union
victory. After the war Meade expressed bitterness towards the popular press,
which he thought had tended to credit Grant for every Union success and to
blame Meade for every Union setback.

Meade died in Philadelphia on November 6, 1872.

The US Army base Fort George G. Meade in Fort Meade, Maryland is named for him.

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