Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . that General Geo:Gordon Meade was born. 1family returned to America wtGeorge was abont three , and it was at Philadelphand afterwards at SalmonChases school in Washingtiand at Mt. Hope Institution, n(Baltimore,that he received his fieducation. He then entered the UnilStates Military Academy, gracating in 1835, ^^^ serving first fcwith the third artillery in Florida, CICORCE G. ME in the war against the Seminoles. Neither the climate nor his , however, were congenial to him there, and before a year hadpassed he
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . that General Geo:Gordon Meade was born. 1family returned to America wtGeorge was abont three , and it was at Philadelphand afterwards at SalmonChases school in Washingtiand at Mt. Hope Institution, n(Baltimore,that he received his fieducation. He then entered the UnilStates Military Academy, gracating in 1835, ^^^ serving first fcwith the third artillery in Florida, CICORCE G. ME in the war against the Seminoles. Neither the climate nor his , however, were congenial to him there, and before a year hadpassed he was so reduced in health that the necessity for a changebecame evident. He was therefore sent with a party to Arkansas, andfrom there was ordered to ordnance duty at Watertown Arsenal, Massa-chusetts. From this duty he resigned October 26, 1836, and entered intocivil eagineering work on the railroad at Pensacola, Florida. During the years 183S and 1839 ^^ ^^^ engaged by the War Depa^ on_the government survey of the Sabine River and the Delta of the. 408 GENERAL G. MEADE. Mississippi; and iu the year foUowiii;^ he was employed on survey work,first on the boundary line between the United States and Texas, and after-wards in the north on the boundary between the United States andBritish America. Up until the opening of the Mexican War General Meades employ-ment was almost continuously in government survey at one place andanother. In December, 1840, he was married to Margaretta, daughterif John Sergeant. He remained on the northeastern boundary, connectedwith the corps of topographical engineers, until the end of the year 1843,and during the following two years was engaged in the survey of Dela-ware Bay. His rank iu the above corps was that of second lieutenant. LED THE ADVANCE ON INDEPENDENCE HILL During the War he was connected with the staff of GeneralZachary Taylor, and shared in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de laPalma. His first service of note,
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