George Gordon Meade

Born: 12/31/1815 (Cadiz, Spain)
Died: 11/06/1872 (Philadelphia, PA)

Demographics:
Male; Hispanic/Latino

Profession:
Military

Military Service:
Mexican-American War (1846-1848); Civil War (1861-1865)

Military Appointments:
U.S. Army, 2nd Lieutenant (1835 - 1836);
U.S. Army, Major General (1842 - 1869)

Military Details:
Bvt. 2d Lt. U.S.A., 1835; 2d Lt. U.S.A., 1835; Resigned 26-Oct-1836;***2d Lt. U.S.A., 1842; Bvt. 1st Lt. U.S.A., 1846; 1st Lt. U.S.A., 1851; Capt. U.S.A., 1856; Brig. Gen., 1861; Maj. Gen., 1862; Brig. Gen. U.S.A., 1863; Maj. Gen. U.S.A., 1864.

Education:
U.S. Military Academy (1835); Harvard, LL.D. (Hon)

Family:
m. Margaretta Sergeant (1840)

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