Gift of Samuel St. John Morgan, 1950.133.0 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Major-General George G. Meade.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson American, 1859 - 1864

Date1864-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (31.8 x 23.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 10in. (35.2 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionFull-length equestrian portrait of a man in military uniform mounted on a dappled gray horse. He has a mustache and beard and wears a hat with a plume. He holds a sword in his gloved hand. His horse has a saddle and bridle. Two additional officers on horseback are in the left background.

Object number1950.133.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE. / Commander of the Army of the Potomac."

On verso, inscribed in purple ink: "767". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #30" "259 [in a circle]; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 5" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: General George Gordon Meade (1815-1872) was born in Cádiz, Spain, to American parents. He graduated from West Point in 1835. He was commissioned brigadier general of the Pennsylvania volunteers in 1861; during the Civil War he fought at Bull Run, Antietam, and Chancellorsville. He replaced General Joseph Hooker as Commander of the Army of the Potomac three days before Gettysburg. During that three day battle, he repulsed Confederate forces, turning the tide of the war, but he was later criticized for not pursuing General Robert E. Lee's retreating forces. Meade retained command of the Army of the Potomac throughout the war, but after 1864, he reported to General Ulysses S. Grant as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces. Meade received the rank of major general on 18 August 1864.

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