George Meade
Also known as: George G. Meade · George Gordon Meade · General Meade
George Gordon Meade was an American military officer who served in the United States Army and the Union army as a major general in command of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865.
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commander during Gettysburg
Meade took command of the army just days before the Battle of Gettysburg and successfully led it through the remainder of the war, serving under Grant's overall direction.