Biography:

Daughter of daughter of John Sergeant, running mate of Henry Clay in the 1832 presidential election.  Wife of General George G. Meade, Commander of the Army of the Potomac during the battle of Gettysburg.  Corresponded on an almost daily basis with her husband while he was at war.  They were married on George Meade's 25th birthday, December 31, 1840.   They had seven children together: John Sergeant Meade; George Meade; Margaret Butler Meade; Spencer Meade; Sarah Wise Meade; Henrietta Meade; and William Meade.