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18. Juli 2024 · In den ersten Tagen der Schlacht gab es heftige Gefechte. Dann grub sich Lees Nord-Virginia-Armee (bis auf die Kavallerie) zur Verteidigung ein und brachte der zahlenmäßig überlegenen Potomac-Armee unter Generalmajor George Gordon Meade eine schwere Niederlage bei.
4. Juli 2024 · On July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, General George Gordon Meade led the Union Army of the Potomac to victory at the battle of Gettysburg. Meade was born in Spain in 1815, but the family returned to Philadelphia and Meade called the city home ever since his childhood.
19. Juli 2024 · During Fredericksburg, Meade's division made the only breakthrough of the Confederate lines, spearheading through a gap in Lieutenant Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's lines. For this action, Meade was promoted to major general of volunteers. After the battle, he received command of V Corps, which he led at
6. Juli 2024 · ‘Old Baldy,’ ridden by Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade for most of the war, survived several serious wounds before wisely ‘retired’ in December 1864. Few, if any, soldiers could match Old Baldy’s roll call of famous battles where wounded: Gettysburg, Antietam, First and Second Bull Run, and the Siege of Petersburg. (Library of ...
10. Juli 2024 · George Gordon Meade. (1815 - 1872) Home State: Pennsylvania. Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY, Class of 1835;Class Rank: 19. Command Billet: Commanding Division. Branch of Service: Infantry. Unit: 3rd Division, 1st Corps. see his Battle Report. Before Antietam.
Vor 3 Tagen · In the Battle of Gettysburg, Union Major General George Meade 's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North and forcing his retreat. [fn 1] [16]
29. Juni 2024 · Near this spot, on the grounds of Prospect Hall, Union General George Gordon Meade replaced General Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac on June 28, 1863. (A historical marker located in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland.)
