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Major General Meade's Statue can be found on Hancock Avenue, looking out over the field in which Pickett's charge took place. The statue stands at nearly 20ft tall with the pedestal included and shows Meade on top of his trusty mount, Old Baldy. Meade is staring out across the field at his old foe, General Lee, for eternity, opposite the field on Confederate Avenue. He forever sits at what has long since been known as the high water mark for the confederacy, next to the angle, in which had the union line broke that day may have been the end of our glorious Union. Having taken command just shortly prior to Gettysburg, his finest hours would surly be on this Battlefield.
Robert HobbsRobert Hobbs
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Shout out to a Great Philadelphian. General Meade always seemed to get a bad rap. Consider this, if he wasn't a good commander, Grant and or Lincoln would have removed him. As a Corps or Division commander, he was a fighter and always one of the best in the field. Remember, Meade's division at the battle of Fredericksburg broke through the Confederate lines, of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Corps, only to have to withdrawal because of no support. His on field action was always on the point.
Michael R KerriganMichael R Kerrigan
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Monument to Union Major General George Gordon Meade who commanded the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Gettysburg. Monument was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in June 1896 depicting General Meade on his horse “Old Baldy”. George Meade was a native Pennsylvanian and took command of the Army of the Potomac just 3 days prior to the start of the battle of Gettysburg and retained command of the army for the duration of the war.
G. FunkG. Funk
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Major General George Meade was The commanding general of the Union army at the Gettysburg Battle. He took the command of the North army only 3 days prior to the engagement at Gettysburg against the most important general of the Confederate army, Robert E Lee, but he succeeded!
Xin ChenXin Chen
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My friends and family and I came just before dusk on a beautiful July evening. The sky was painted in blues, pinks and oranges, which was a perfect backdrop for many pictures with the Major General. This monument is breathtaking and full of rich history.
Cindy ThompsonCindy Thompson
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One of the great monument in this site. I recommend going on foot from Meade to his opponent - General Lee - on foot, to have a feel of how long the battle field was.
Martin KošekMartin Košek
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The George Gordon Meade Memorial, also known as the Meade Memorial or Major General George Gordon Meade, is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring George Meade, a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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