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 ...

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How a brilliant Union plan at the Siege of Petersburg turned into a disaster — and why black troops bore the worst of it. By Richard Slotkin In a Virginia field, some 7,000 Union soldiers were killed ...

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Laurel Hill Cemetery kicked off its 15th year of Memorial Day services with a traditional Civil War re-enactment on site in East Falls on Sunday. The group gathered at the resting place of General ...

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