George Gordon Meade
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N 39° 56.838 W 075° 10.381
18S E 485219 N 4421922
Soldier, civil engineer...
Waymark Code: WM6ME
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2006
Views: 35
Soldier, civil engineer. Major General, U.S. Army. Commander, victorious Army of the Potomac at Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Philadelphia was his family's home; he died at No. 1836 here, in a house given to him for his service to the nation.
Marker Name: George Gordon Meade
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 11/06/1999
Marker Type: City
Location: 1836 Delancey St., Philadelphia
Category: Military, Civil War
Website: Not listed
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