DasBeatles t1_j9bxqqo wrote
Reply to comment by Uniball38 in On President's Day, a reminder that Philadelphian General George McClellan was the Democratic nominee in 1864. by rossdowdell
Ironic we don't have one of Meade in the city.
rossdowdell OP t1_j9cl4og wrote
Meade is buried up on Ridge Avenue.
Meade was not a terrible commander. He was just such a dour man that when Grant was promoted above him, few thought of it as a bad thing.
pervert_hoover t1_j9ctket wrote
there's a statue of Meade on top of one of the big pillars at the victory arch up by the please touch museum
indefinitearticle t1_j9dvg0t wrote
There's a huge statue of him in Fairmount Park near Centennial Hall.
ell0bo t1_j9e18ee wrote
We do in the park, up near cedar ridge if memory serves correct
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