Richard Worsam Meade II was in the USN and the brother of Union General George Meade
Richard Worsam Meade III was in the USN
Henry Meigs Meade was in the USN
Robert Leamy Meade was USMC
That's Sure a Lot of Participation. --Old B-Runner
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Yet Another Meade: Robert Leamy Meade, USMC
The Meade family had yet another Richard W. Meade II son fighting for the Union, this one in the Marine Corps. This also made him a nephew of Union General George Gordon Meade. Born December 25, 1842, and died Feb. 11, 1910.
Robert L. Meade was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Marines in 1862 and led a battalion of Marines in the suppression of the New York City Draft Riots in 1863, before taking part in the boat assault on Fort Sumter September 8, 1863.
During the Spanish-American War of 1898, he was the Fleet Marine officer in New York City and took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Later, he saw action in the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was promoted to colonel in 1899 and later breveted to brigadier general.
He is buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery in Huntington, New York.
Yet Another Fighting Meade. --Old Secesh
Robert L. Meade was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Marines in 1862 and led a battalion of Marines in the suppression of the New York City Draft Riots in 1863, before taking part in the boat assault on Fort Sumter September 8, 1863.
During the Spanish-American War of 1898, he was the Fleet Marine officer in New York City and took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Later, he saw action in the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was promoted to colonel in 1899 and later breveted to brigadier general.
He is buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery in Huntington, New York.
Yet Another Fighting Meade. --Old Secesh
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