Title	George Gordon Meade
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	P0132_MEADE
Description	Born of American parents in Cadiz, Spain, Meade graduated from West Point in 1835. He began his Civil War career as brigadier general in August 1861 eventually becoming a major general in August 1864. Wounded at Glendale during the Seven Days, Meade succeeded Joseph Hooker in command of the First Corps at Antietam, and fought in the Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox campaigns. He continued in the regular army after muster, and died in command of the Division of the Atlantic.
Subject	Generals--United States--Portraits United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
Creator	Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
Time period	1860s (1860-1869)
Format of Original	Carte de Visite
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Source Collection Name	Civil War Generals Cartes de Visite
Source Collection Number	P0132
Digital Collection Name	Civil War Materials
Digital Collection Number	DC008
Notes	0000.0542
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2011 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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George Gordon Meade

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