Maj. General George Gordon Meade - Barnegat, NJ
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N 39° 45.858 W 074° 06.376
18S E 576551 N 4401979
Gen. Meade was also an architect and this statue is adjacent to one of his buildings- The Barnegat Lighthouse.
Waymark Code: WM9ZJ9
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2010
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Gen. Meade fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War and was Union General best known for defeating Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg in 1863.
The plaque at this site reads:
"MAJ.GEN. GEORGE GORDON MEADE
BUILT THIS LIGHTHOUSE IN 1858.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR HE COMMANDED
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. FROM
GETTYSBURG TO APPOMATTOX (1863 - 1865)
UNDER LT. GEN U. S. GRANT
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF NORTHERN N.J."
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