George Meade

George Meade Historical Figure Nationality: United States (born in Spain) Year of Birth: 1815 Year of Death: 1872 Cause of Death: Pneumonia, exacerbating complications from old wounds Occupation: Soldier, Engineer Spouse: Margaretta Sergeant Children: Seven Military Branch: United States Army (Mexican-American War), Union Army (American Civil War) Fictional Appearances: The Guns of the South POD: January 17, 1864 Type of Appearance: Contemporary references Military Branch: Army of the Potomac (Second American Revolution)

George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer. During the American Civil War he served as a Union General, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

George Meade in The Guns of the South

George Meade was one of several Union generals who were used as "imaginary" targets when the Rivington Men demonstrated the AK-47 to General Robert E. Lee and his staff early in 1864.

Meade was theoretically the commander of the Army of the Potomac for the entire last year of the Second American Revolution, although he did not personally take command for most of that time. Despite his unpopularity in the press and his general underestimation by many observers, Meade would remain the only Union general to defeat Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in battle during the entire war.

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Military offices (OTL)
Preceded by Joseph Hooker	Commander of the Army of the Potomac 1863-1865	Succeeded by Office disbanded June 28, 1865