| Title |
General Meade's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1901-1906
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| Description |
General Meade's headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1901-1906. Caption reads: George G. Meade was born in 1815. He graduated from West Point in 1835, and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Potomac in 1863. During the battle of Gettysburg, his headquarters was a humble dwelling standing on the Taneytown Road and riddled by shot and shell. After his great victory Meade was made Brigadier-General, and in 1862, Major-General. He died in 1872. Postmark Date: October 15, 1906; Postcard number: 2397; Message Included.
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| Extent |
Postcard; color |
| Date |
1901/1906 |
| Location |
United States; Europe; Gettysburg; German Empire; North America; Pennsylvania |
| Subject(s) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Postcards; Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872; Military headquarters |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/9226
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NoC-US
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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| Digital Collection(s) |
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