- Dates: December 31, 1815-November 6, 1872
- State: Pennsylvania
- Highest Rank Attained: Major General
- Principal Commands: I Corps (temporary), V Corps (Army of the Potomac), Army of the Potomac
- Principal Battles: Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Mine Run Campaign (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Petersburg (1864/5)
Major General George G. Meade
Major General George G. Meade, USA
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