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George Gordon Meade (1815-1872)

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1999 · S 19th St., between Panama St. & Delancey Pl., Philadelphia

Soldier, civil engineer. Major General, U.S. Army. Commander, victorious Army of the Potomac at Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Philadelphia was his family's home; he died at No. 1836 here, in a house given to him for his service to the nation.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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