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Marzapan1 t1_j2eoq8g wrote

Cool! I am curious, what is the context for this picture?

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ArcOfADream t1_j2evekj wrote

Presumably for his 207th birthday. He's the only Civil War general from Philadelphia I can think of, and one of his few better-than-average military decisions was his defensive deployment of troops at Gettysburg.

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Paparddeli t1_j2f6jdc wrote

George McClellan was also from Philadelphia and also the top Union general at one point during the civil war, but not as well remembered by history (both definitely had flaws). I doubt there's a General McClellan society but what do I know.

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Hoyarugby t1_j2fnbha wrote

Other people have mentioned his Civil War service - after the war Meade became the commissioner of Fairmount Park and other than when commanding units in the Reconstruction South, lived out the rest of his life in Philadelphia, dying here of complications of war wounds. A house gifted to his widow by the city still stands at 1836 Delancy, with his name carved over the lintel

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