Major General George G. Meade
(1815-1872)
United States Army

Accession number:
1904.01

Maker:
S. Jerome Uhl
(1842-1916)

Historical period:
1904

Miltary branch:
Army

Wars and Conflicts:
Civil War, Mexican-American War, Second Seminole War

Type:
Oil on canvas

Dimensions:
H x W: 30 in. / 25 in.

Acquisition date:
1904

Credit line:
Gift of General Frank G. Smith

Location:
Dining Room, First Floor

Provenance:

From 1904: The Army and Navy Club, gift of General Frank G. Smith

Label:

General Meade was a career officer who served during the Seminole Wars, the Mexican War, and in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Badly wounded at the Battle of Glendale during the Civil War, he recovered and served at the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg. He succeeded General Joseph Hooker as Commander of the Army of the Potomac and days later oversaw the Army of the Potomac achieve a major victory at the Battle of Gettysburg. He led the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war, serving at the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor.

Fort Meade in Maryland bears his name.