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Markers, Tablets and Monuments for the Meade's Headquarters.

By Henry T. McLin, August 12, 2012

Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade — Reported missing

"Gen. Meade has my confidence as a brave and skillful officer, and a true man." President Abraham Lincoln July 21, 1863 The sculpture in front of you depicts Gettysburg's Union commander, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, at the climax of the battle . . . — — Map (db m180623) HM

2 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Major General George Gordon Meade — United States Army — Commander of the Army of the Potomac —

(Right Side):Major General George Gordon Meade United States Army Commander of the Army of the Potomac Born-December 31 1815 Died-November 6 1872 (Left Side): Cadet U.S.M.A. Sept 1,1831; Brevet Second Lieut. 3d U.S. Artillery July . . . — — Map (db m14841) HM WM

3 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 2d Pennsylvania Cavalry —

(Front):2d. Pennsylvania Cavalry attached to Provost Guard, Army Headquarters. The Regiment held this position July 3rd. until the close of the day when it conducted 3000 prisoners to Westminster, Md. Detach- ments served on other parts of . . . — — Map (db m14464) HM WM

4 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Eighth U.S. Infantry — Headquarters - Provost Guard — Army of the Potomac —

Army of the Potomac Headquarters Provost Guard Eighth U.S. Infantry Eight Companies Captain Edwin W. H. Read commanding July 1 Arrived in the morning and engaged in provost duty until the close of the battle. — — Map (db m14466) HM

5 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Oneida New York Cavalry —

Oneida New York Cavalry General Meade's escort and Headquarters' orderlies and couriers Army of the Potomac July 2 and 3 1863 — — Map (db m14483) HM

6 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Companies E and I — 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry — "Lancers" —

(Front):Co's E & I 6th Penna. Cavalry "Lancers" Reserve Brigade 1st Div. Cavalry Corps On duty as escort to Maj. Gen'l. George G. Meade Com'dg Army of the Potomac Erected by the survivors of the Regiment (Back): The main body of this . . . — — Map (db m14486) HM WM

7 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 93rd New York Infantry —

(Front):93d New York Infantry. Head-quarter Guard, Army of the Potomac, July 2d and 3d, 1863. (Back):Mustered in Nov. 7th, 1861. Mustered out June 29th, 1865. Battles, While in 2d. Brig, 3d. Div, 2d. Corps, Wilderness - Petersburg . . . — — Map (db m14490) HM WM

8 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Headquarters of Major General George G. Meade —

Headquarters of Major General George G. Meade commanding Army of the Potomac — — Map (db m16032) HM

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9 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 6th Independent Battery, New York Artillery — 1st Brigade Horse Artillery — Cavalry Corps —

. . . — — Map (db m14493) HM WM

10 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Delaware —

[Listing of the members of the 1st and 2nd Delaware Infantry] Delaware at Gettysburg The First and Second Delaware Infantry Regiments arrived on the battlefield early on July 2 and took positions in the Federal line along . . . — — Map (db m16025) HM WM

11 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Maryland —

(Back):A Final TributeMore than 3,000 Marylanders served on both sides of the conflict at the Battle of Gettysburg. They could be found in all branches of the army from the rank of private to major general and on all parts of the . . . — — Map (db m16023) HM

12 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 7th West Virginia Infantry —

7th West Virginia Infantry July 2, 1863. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — — Map (db m16033) WM

13 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Headquarters of Brigadier General Henry Hunt —

Headquarters of Brig-General Henry J. Hunt Chief of Artillery Army of the Potomac July 2,3,4,5, 1863 — — Map (db m16030) HM WM

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