In addition to a number of statues and other kinds of memorials commemorating the service of General George Meade, his image was also on an early version of the $1,000 bill, issued from 1862 to 1863 (via Barron's). President Grover Cleveland's face adorns modern $1,000 notes today (per Carnation–Inc.). The Meade notes are also called "The Grand Watermelon" for the extra-rounded typeface in the zeroes on the back of the currency, resembling watermelons.
Also notable, as recently as 2018, a "Grand Watermelon" note sold for more than $2 million, according to Barron's. Prior to that, an example became the first paper currency to break the $1 million mark at auction.
The Paramount+ series "1883," a prequel to the hit show "Yellowstone," promises to be a richly-textured and historically accurate, though fictional, piece of storytelling. Understanding the untold truth of General George Meade adds context and a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding this engrossing portrayal of American history.
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