Portrait of George Meade at 20 years of age from the book, ‘Meade of Gettysburg’ by Freeman Cleaves. The wide, rather prominent forehead has been noted in many descriptions of Meade. One such description, from the book, ‘Union Portraits’, by Gamaliel Bradford says, “The high intelligence is under the high forehead. The stern brows and eagle nose marks the unquailing courage.”

Gen Meade U.S.A. c.1855 , RH Kimball, Leavenworth, KS

From a Frederick Perry Stanton family album, cdv with period inscription ‘Gen Meade U.S.A.’ beneath in album. From my collection. The Kimballs, Concord, N.H., were a large family of photographers. Some moved to Philadelphia for a time before moving to Kansas. (See detail of inscription below)

Gen. George Meade, Wenderoth & Taylor, Gilder Lehrman Historical Institute, N.Y.

Gen. George G. Meade as Captain in the US Topographical Engineers, c.1860 by Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia

Detail of ‘Gen. Meade U.S.A.’ c.1855, R.H. Kimball, Leavenworth, KS

A pre-war look at Gen. Meade around 40 years of age. This cdv photo was likely taken in the east (Kimballs, Daquerreans) copied, and sold in KS. The inscription was made after he had become widely known as Gen. Meade.

Detail Gen George G. Meade, Henszey, Philadelphia

Harvard College Library

Detail of Gen. Meade c.1860 as Captain Meade in the Topographical Engineers

by Wenderoth & Taylor, Philadelphia. We see him here in his prime, more robust than noted during his time in Florida when he contracted yellow fever during the Seminole Wars. He served with Gen. Lee during the Mexican War and when they met after the Civil War, Lee didn’t even recognize Meade. He had to reintroduce himself! Lee remarked at all the additional gray in Meade’s beard. Meade replied that he had Lee to thank for most of it! See blog for more….

Detail of Gen. George G Meade

By Henszey, Philadelphia, from my collection

Detail Gen. George G Meade, cdv

By Henszey & Co., Philadelphia, from my collection

Detail of Gen. George G. Meade cdv

By Hamilton, Cleveland OH, from my collection

Gen George G Meade by Simons, Philadelphia

From my collection

Detail of Gen. George Meade by Henszey, Philadelphia, cdv

A unique view of Gen. Meade during the Civil War. From my collection.

Detail of Gen. George Meade by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia, cdv

From my collection

Gen. George Meade, cdv

By Brady, New York,-(Liljenquist Collection) -Library of Congress

Detail of Gen George Meade, staff

Meade with staff of Army of the Potomac, Culpepper, VA, September 1863. From Milholien and Mugridge. Civil war Photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress

Detail of Gen. George Meade, cdv

Detail of a cdv by J Cremer & Co. , Philadelphia, PA.. From an album attributed to the ‘Meade Family’ with ink inscription on the album’s last page. One of two images of Meade in the album-other one in uniform. They were next to eachother in album. He appears more gaunt than later photos in this Cremer image. See his coat which appears to be too big for him. I attribute this to being from a time perhaps when he was ill or recovering from early war wounds. From my collection.

See full image also in gallery.

detail of Gen. George Meade, by F. Gutekunst, PA

From my collection

Gen. George Meade, Wenderoth & Taylor

Philadelphia, from my collection

Detail Gen George Meade, cdv, J.E. McClees,PA

By J. E. McClees, Philadelphia PA, from my collection. Found in an album attributed to the ‘Meade Family’.

detail of Gen. George Meade by Alexander Gardner, D.C.

Cdv, from my collection

Gen. George Meade, cdv

BY JE McClees , from my collection

Gen. George Meade, cdv

By Henszey & Co., Philadelphia. From my collection

Gen. George Meade cdv c.1862, J. Cremer & Co. Philadelphia

Here we see Meade looking very thin in a coat that appears too large. In comparison to the c.1860 pre-war TOPOGS image (gallery) we can see a definite weight loss. He sustained significant war wounds in 1962 and spent time recovering at home in Philadelphia and then back to the field. Perhaps this was taken during that time. See blog page for more on this J. Cremer image.