George Gordon Meade Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

 statue, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

Historic memorial sculpted from Tennessee marble in 1927 by Charles Grafly. It stands in front of the courthouse and is managed by the National Park Service. The memorial is one of 18 sites collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C."

General Meade, a Pennsylvanian, was a noted Army officer during the Civil War and achieved fame in his defense of Gettysburg while commanding the Union forces. He commanded the Army of the Potomac in 1863. The statue is of marble on a marble base with grouped figures. Erected as a gift by the State of Pennsylvania at a cost of $85,000 under an Act of Congress January 21, 1915 (38 Stat. 1222), it was dedicated on October 19, 1927.