George Meade

(1815-1872)

United States Army general and civil engineer

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George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a United States Army Major General who commanded the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He fought in many of the key battles of the Eastern theater and defeated the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Born	31 December 1815 Cadiz, Spain
Died	6 November 1872 (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Zodiac	Capricorn
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