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General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady

General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. In the American Civil War, Meade (1815-1872) fought for the Union states at Bull Run and Antietam, after which he was promoted to major-general of volunteers. He led troops at Fredericksburg and at Chancellorville, and in 1863 was given command of the Army of the Potomac. He defeated General Robert E Lee at Gettysburg, but was criticised for failing to press home his advantage. An engraving from volume III of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867.

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Title: General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. Artist: Brady

Caption: General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. In the American Civil War, Meade (1815-1872) fought for the Union states at Bull Run and Antietam, after which he was promoted to major-general of volunteers. He led troops at Fredericksburg and at Chancellorville, and in 1863 was given command of the Army of the Potomac. He defeated General Robert E Lee at Gettysburg, but was criticised for failing to press home his advantage. An engraving from volume III of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867.

Personalities: BRADY • GEORGE GORDON • GENERAL GEORGE GORDON MEADE

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Image size: 3528 × 4961 px | 50.1 MB

Print size: 29.9 × 42.0 cm | 1389.0 × 1953.1 in (300 dpi)

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