"1835Z"^^ . . . "1836Z"^^ . . "Army of the Potomac" . . . "(Union)" . . . . . "George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 \u2013 November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in the coastal construction of several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E."@en . . . . . . "V Corps" . . "\"Old Snapping Turtle\""@en . . . . "Department of the East" .