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→Military career: Spelling, grammar, and general cleanup, typos fixed: November 7, 1872 → November 7, 1872,
When the Confederate army under General Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863 Meade was given command of the Army of the Potomac which, three days later, he led to victory at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].
When the Confederate army under General Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863 Meade was given command of the Army of the Potomac which, three days later, he led to victory at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].
Meade retained command of the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war, though for most of the time he was under the direct supervision and command of General Grant. After the war he was given command of some of the military districts into which the south was divided. He died on November 7, 1872 of a combination of war wounds and pneumonia.
Meade retained command of the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war, though for most of the time he was under the direct supervision and command of General Grant. After the war he was given command of some of the military districts into which the south was divided. He died on November 7, 1872, of a combination of war wounds and pneumonia.
Camp Meade, later Fort George G. Meade, in [[Maryland]] was named after General Meade.
Camp Meade, later Fort George G. Meade, in [[Maryland]] was named after General Meade.