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This Wikipedia article has a photo of the Gettysburg memorial to Meade: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meade

An equestrian portrait of Major General George Gordon Meade looking out over the battlefield at Gettysburg where the Union army under his direction won one of its greatest battles, defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He holds a pair of binoculars in his right hand and his hat in his left hand. A sword hangs from the left side of his saddle. The horse featured is Meade's favorite horse, Old Baldy. This photograph, by William H. Tipton, appears to have been made before a bronze plaque was attached to the right side of the base (although a bronze plaque on the front of the base appears to be present). Other photographs taken of veterans at the monument show the plaque in place at the time of the Great Reunion. A photograph of the model for the Meade statue was also made by Tipton. The statue was sculptured in 1895 by Henry K. Bush-Brown, (1857-1935), and the monument cost $37,500. The statue stands across the battlefield from the statue of General Robert E. Lee. – Compiled: SIRS, Gettysburg National Military Park William H. Tipton (photographer) (1850–1929) was a noted American photographer of the second half of the 19th Century, most noted for his extensive early photography of the Gettysburg Battlefield and the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This is the Churchill Hotel on Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle

Thanks for the input!

The bronze equestrian statue in the foreground honors George B. (Brinton) McClellan (1826-1885) who was a controversial major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac, and led the Union Army during the Battle of Antietam – the single bloodiest day in American military history, with some 23,000 casualties.   He married Ellen Mary Marcy in 1860. Known as "Little Mac", he was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1878. –excerpted Wikipedia The site of this statue marks the beginning of Kalorama Triangle – a residential enclave in Northwest Washington bounded by three major thoroughfares: Connecticut Avenue, Calvert Street and Columbia Road. The Kalorama Triangle Historic District includes 353 historic buildings. (The Churchill originally opened as a luxury apartment building in 1906, and was later converted to a hotel.) The statue was erected in 1907, and is currently (April, 2009) being restored.