The salute to General George MeadeSubmitted by avo_cado t3_1000ekf in philadelphia
ArcOfADream t1_j2evekj wrote
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Presumably for his 207th birthday. He's the only Civil War general from Philadelphia I can think of, and one of his few better-than-average military decisions was his defensive deployment of troops at Gettysburg.
Hoyarugby t1_j2fn0o2 wrote
McClellan was also from Philadelphia (his birth house is now a Wawa)
UnknownEerieHouse t1_j2foq48 wrote
That’s shameful.
Hoyarugby t1_j2fvms5 wrote
He didn’t live there for that long, just grew up there, and he kind of sucked at the whole war thing. It’s the site of the Jefferson hospital Wawa, probably knocked down during the expansion there
Paparddeli t1_j2f6jdc wrote
George McClellan was also from Philadelphia and also the top Union general at one point during the civil war, but not as well remembered by history (both definitely had flaws). I doubt there's a General McClellan society but what do I know.
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