A late 19th Century portrait of George Gordon Meade (1815-1872), aka Old Snapping Turtle, a United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. He previously fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. During the Civil War, he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to that of the Army of the Potomac.

---

Size: 3030px × 3520px
Location: United States of America
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, america, american, americas, army, art, artwork, battle, black, century, civil, culture, defeated, drawing, engineer, engraving, etching, federal, general, george, gettysburg, graphic, heritage, history, icon, iconic, illustration, lee, line, lithograph, major, meade, mexican-american, military, monochrome, north, officer, picture, portrait, portrayal, potomac, robert, seminole, sketch, snapping, soldier, states, study, turtle, union, united, usa, war, white, woodcut