Richard Worsam Meade
| Richard Worsam Meade III | |
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Lieutenant Richard W. Meade III, circa 1862
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| Born |
October 9, 1837 New York City |
| Died | May 4, 1897 (aged 59) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1856–1895 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
USS Louisville USS Marblehead USS Chocura USS Saginaw USS Narragansett USS Vandalia USS Dolphin USS United States North Atlantic Squadron |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Relations |
Richard Worsam Meade II (father) George Gordon Meade (uncle) |
Richard Worsam Meade III (also called Richard Worsam Meade, Jr., by many sources) (9 October 1837 – 4 May 1897) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Born in New York City, he was the son of Captain Richard Worsam Meade II, USN, and followed his father by entering the Navy on October 2, 1850.
He was attached to the steam frigate San Jacinto of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1851-4, and the sailing frigate Columbia in the Home Squadron in 1854-55, before attending the United States Naval Academy in 1856. He was promoted to passed midshipman on June 20, 1856. He served in the steam frigate Merrimack in 1856-1857, and off Africa in 1857-1859 on board the corvette Cumberland and the sloop of war Dale. Promoted to Lieutenant on January 23, 1858, Meade was an officer of the steamer Saranac and sailing sloop of war Cyane, both units of the Pacific Squadron, during 1859-1861.
After returning to the East Coast from the Pacific in mid-1861, Lieutenant Meade was hospitalized for a few months for a tropical illness, then provided gunnery instruction to volunteer officers as the Navy expanded to meet the challenges of the American Civil War. In January 1862 he became Executive Officer of the steam sloop Dacotah and later held the same position on the new gunboat Conemaugh.
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