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Major General George Gordon Meade is an equestrian statue that stands in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.The statue, which was unveiled in 1887, was designed by sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and honors George Meade, who had served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was later a commissioner for the park.
The Equestrian Statue of General George Gordon Meade (1895) is left of center; the field of Pickett's Charge is right. The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place on July 1-3, 1863, during the American Civil War.
Bush-Brown's first equestrian statue was a monument to Union General George Meade on the Gettysburg Battlefield, located close to the point where Pickett's Charge was repulsed. Monument to General John F. Reynolds on the Gettysburg Battlefield; the horse has two feet raised, presenting problems of balance and construction.
Meade has been memorialized with several statues including an equestrian statue at Gettysburg National Military Park by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown; [156] the George Gordon Meade Memorial statue by Charles Grafly, [157] in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C.; [158] an equestrian statue by Alexander Milne ...
Old Baldy (ca. 1852 – December 16, 1882) was the horse ridden by Union Major General George G. Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg and in many other important battles of the American Civil War. Early life and Civil War service
Equestrian statue of Georgia Meade at Gettysburg National Military Park Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Equestrian statue of George Meade .
The George Gordon Meade Memorial, also known as the Meade Memorial or Major General George Gordon Meade, is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring George Meade, a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Equestrian statue of George Meade (Philadelphia) Equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant; G. General George B. McClellan (Ellicott) J. Jeanne d'Arc (Frémiet) M.