George G. Meade

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Union Army general human military officer

George G. Meade was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading the Army of the Potomac to victory at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
George G. Meade canonical	38
Major General George G. Meade	4
George Gordon Meade	2
George Meade	1
Major General George Gordon Meade	1
Union General George Gordon Meade	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ
awardReceived	Thanks of Congress ⓘ
battle	Battle of Antietam ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
burialPlace	Laurel Hill Cemetery ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ
causeOfDeath	pneumonia ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1815-12-31 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1872-11-06 ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName	Meade ⓘ
father	Richard Worsam Meade ⓘ
fieldOfWork	civil engineering ⓘ military science ⓘ
fullName	George G. Meade self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: George Gordon Meade
givenName	George ⓘ
hasPartInMotto	defense of the Union ⓘ
middleName	Gordon ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank	major general ⓘ
mother	Margaret Coats Butler Meade ⓘ
nickname	Old Snapping Turtle ⓘ
notableFor	leading the Army of the Potomac to victory at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
notableWork	command of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
occupation	civil engineer ⓘ military officer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Cadiz ⓘ surface form: Cádiz Spain ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
positionHeld	commander of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
religion	Episcopalian ⓘ
residence	Philadelphia ⓘ
serviceNumberOrID	United States Army officer ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
signature	signature of George G. Meade ⓘ
spouse	Margaretta Sergeant Meade ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → commandedBy → George G. Meade ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → UnionCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg

this entity surface form: Major General George G. Meade

Union → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → combatantCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg → commandedBy → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Chancellorsville → combatantCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Union Army → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia → burialPlaceOf → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Gordon Meade

Fort Meade, Maryland → namedAfter → George G. Meade ⓘ

Fort Meade, Maryland → namedFor → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union General George Gordon Meade

High Water Mark of the Rebellion → associatedWithPerson → George G. Meade ⓘ

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → primaryUnionCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Valley of Death → associatedWithCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → associatedArmyCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment → armyCommanderAtGettysburg → George G. Meade ⓘ

Cemetery Ridge → commandedBy → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major General George G. Meade

George G. Meade → fullName → George G. Meade self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Gordon Meade

Gettysburg Campaign → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → armyCommanderAtGettysburg → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major General George G. Meade

Pickett’s Charge → opposingCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations → belligerentCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Cold Harbor → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Cold Harbor → UnionCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → UnionCommanderRank → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major General George G. Meade

Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Peebles' Farm → UnionCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Second Battle of Petersburg → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of the Crater → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Fort Stedman → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Third Battle of Petersburg → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Five Forks → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Sailor’s Creek → commander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Fort George G. Meade → namedAfter → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major General George Gordon Meade

Joseph Hooker → successorAsCommanderOfArmyOfThePotomac → George G. Meade ⓘ

United States Army surveyors → notableMember → George G. Meade ⓘ

Union Army campaigns → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Federal Army → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Northern Army → hasCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Wilderness Battlefield → unionCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ

Meade County, South Dakota → namedAfter → George G. Meade ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Meade

Meade County, South Dakota → namedAfter → George G. Meade ⓘ

Battle of Marye's Heights → notableCommander → George G. Meade ⓘ