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Meade

noun
1.
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995).  Synonym: James Edward Meade.
2.
United States general in charge of the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872).  Synonym: George Gordon Meade.



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"Meade" Quotes from Famous Books



... quickly swelled with such pride that the President was forced to remove General Hooker and appoint General George Meade to his command. ...
— The Victim - A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis • Thomas Dixon

... with McClellan's overcautiousness and when he failed to follow Lee's retreat from Antietam, Lincoln removed him and placed in command Burnside, whose defeat at Fredericksburg caused him to be replaced by Hooker, whose defeat at Chancellorsville caused him to be replaced by Meade, who disappointed the President in not following up the ...
— Life of Abraham Lincoln - Little Blue Book Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 324 • John Hugh Bowers

... picture representative of the general features of the war—we say nothing of our convictions in regard to the conflict. Ulysses S. Grant or Anna Ella Carroll makes plans and maps for the campaign; McClellan and Meade are commanded to collect the columbiads, muskets and ammunition, and move their men to the attack. At the same time the saintly Clara Barton collects her cordials, medicines and delicacies, her lint and ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

... Besides Sir John Meade and Mr. Joseph Coghlan, the members for the College, there "were four more Protestants returned, of whose behaviour I can give no account," says King. Pity he does not give ...
— Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry • Thomas Davis

... my number!" Ruth Meade smiled as she handed Kay the ticket issued by the Government announcing the lottery number ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 • Various


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