In front of the US Court House on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave and Constitution Ave, is a statue General George Meade. Meade had replaced General Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac just days before the battle of Gettysburg. This statue, erected as a gift from the State of Pennsylvania reflects Meade’s role as the victor at Gettysburg. On seeing this monument I assumed that it was erected shortly after the war, when memories of Gettysburg were fresh and Meade was remembered as the victorious General. However this statue was commisioned in 1915 and dedicated in October of 1925, perhaps the First World War was cause for reflection. Regardless I find this to be a very majestic depiction of the General, it feels Napoleonic and reflects the pivtol role he played in the Civil War.

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