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Re-enactors gather at Laurel Hill Cemetery to celebrate General George Meade's birthday

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People gathered at the gravesite of General George G. Meade to celebrate his birthday at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, December 31, 2020. General Meade lived from December 31, 1815 until November 6, 1872. The US Army officer was most known for his critical role in defeating the Confederate Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.

Bill Massinger and his son Ander Massinger, 15, of Hatboro, and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Baker-Fisher Camp No. 101, march towards General George G. Meade's grave during a celebration of his birthday at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday. The General Meade Society of Philadelphia has been celebrating the General's birthday at his gravesite since 1995. This year the festivities were pared down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bill Massinger and his son Ander Massinger, 15, of Hatboro, and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Baker-Fisher Camp No. 101, march towards General George G. Meade's grave during a celebration of his birthday at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday. The General Meade Society of Philadelphia has been celebrating the General's birthday at his gravesite since 1995. This year the festivities were pared down due to the coronavirus pandemic.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer
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