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(1815 - 1872) Union major general who commanded brilliantly at Gettysburg, leading to a Union victory and the turning point of the Civil War. A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., [Philadelphia], Nov. 29, [1871], to an unnamed fellow general concerning an escort for Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, who would visit the city for America's centennial celebrations. In part: "...It has been decided not to ask the Division to parade but we will be pleased to have the P. City troops as an escort to H.I.H. and three regiments of infantry as Guards of Honor, one to receive H.I.H. when he leaves the Centennial... the three to act in the same capacity at Independence Hall..." Meade would not survive to witness the festivities, as he died within a year of the writing of this letter. Shows some offsetting to the blank area of the last page, with a partial split to the fold between the two leaves, else very good.

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