Major General George Gordon Meade
(Front Face): Took command
of the Army of the Potomac
Under orders from
President Lincoln
Seven hundred feet
North of this marker
June 28, 1863
He pursued the Confederates
and at Gettysburg July 1,2,3
Fought the decisive battle
of the Civil War
Marked by
The Pennsylvania Historical Commission
1930
(Right Side): This Boulder
was taken from a point
near Devil's Den
on the Battlefield
of Gettysburg
(Left Side): In tribute to
Major General George Gordon Meade
on June 28, 1963
The 100th anniversary of the change of command of the
Army of the Potomac from General Hooker to General Meade
This monument was re-dedicated
under auspices of the
Frederick County Civil War Centennial, Inc.
C. Lease Bussard, President
John W. Morgan, Vice President | Charles F. Bowers, Vice President
Guy W. Nusz, Treasurer | Richard D. Hammond, Secretary
Edward S. Delaplaine, Program Chairman
Marker is on Himes Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
