Major General George Gordon Meade is an equestrian statue that stands in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

The statue, which was unveiled in 1887, was designed by sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and honors George Meade, who had served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was later a commissioner for the park.

However, the project was subsequently shelved for several months while he continued to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins.

Several former Union officers were among those in attendance, including Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Fitz John Porter, and William B. Franklin, who had been Meade's superior during the Battle of Fredericksburg.

[6] Philadelphia Mayor Edwin Henry Fitler presided over the event, with music provided by both a chorus and the First Regiment Band.

George Henry Boker received the statue on behalf of the Fairmount Park Art Association, which was followed by an oration given by major general John Gibbon.

[9] While the location for the monument was initially a well-traveled area, a decline in the nearby neighborhood caused the statue to receive significantly fewer sightseers.

The monument has been the subject of vandalism, and a 2013 history book on Meade noted that the statue is "neglected and obscure".

[note 1] Meade, depicted with a moustache and beard, is dressed in his military uniform and has a sword hanging by his left leg.

[3] The statue is located in West Fairmount Park, on Lansdowne Drive north of Memorial Hall, and is facing towards Laurel Hill Cemetery, where Meade is buried.