WILKES-BARRE — On the eve of the one of the most critical events in the nation’s history, General George Gordon Meade was ordered to assume command of the Army and move against the Confederates, who ...

George Meade George Gordon Meade (Dec. 31, 1815-Nov. 6, 1872) was a U.S. Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of ...

Gen. George Meade grave site at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. This is a daily series telling the story of the tombstones of people who are historically important and interesting as they relate ...

If Union Gen. George Gordon Meade had had his way, the battle that changed the course of the Civil War would have taken place on Maryland soil. A fight in a Pennsylvania crossroads town called ...