PA-103 George Gordon Meade (1815-1872)


Marker text: George Gordon Meade (1815-1872)
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.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1999

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