* Brig. Gen. George S. Greene
Posted to the Project on 06 Aug 08
Location: Summit of Culp’s Hill
Commanded: 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division in the Twelfth Corps
Monument Specifications: A standing portrait of General Greene depicted pointing his troops toward battle with his raised proper right arm. The sculpture rests atop a square base adorned with a bronze New York state seal on the right side and a 12th Corps Star on the left side. The sculpture was authorized by the State of New York on May 13, 1903. The amount of $8,000 was appropriated for the monument, but only $6,863.32 was spent and the remainder was returned to the state treasury. The base was designed by A. J. Zabriskie and was constructed by Booth Brothers and Hurricane Isle Granite Company of New York. The bronze inscription plaques, New York state seal, and corps star were cast by John Williams, Inc.
Dedication Date: Sept. 26-27, 1907.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, sculptor. Zabriskie, A. J., designer.
Other Monuments and Memorials: None.
Brief Bio: Brig. Gen. George Sears Greene (May 6, 1801 – January 28, 1899) was a civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He was part of the Greene family of Rhode Island, which had a distinguished military record for the United States. His greatest contribution during the war was his defense of the Union right flank at Culp’s Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg. As a civilian, he was a founder of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects and was responsible for numerous railroads and aqueduct construction projects in the northeastern United States. He was buried in Warwick, Rhode Island under a 2-ton boulder taken from the crest of Culp’s Hill.
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I have always thought that Ol Pap Greene was at LEAST as significant in his work on the Federal right as JLC was on the left. Too bad General Greene didn’t get a book written about him! I bet the boys were really glad he make them dig those trenches on Culp’s Hill!
We vacationed in Virginia this year and went to Yorktown. They talk more about the Revolutionary War, but did mention the Civil War battle held there. When they did, I thought about you.
I hope you’r doing well.
pat
There is no book on Greene? He played significant roles at both Antietam and Gettysburg. Attacking at the first and defending at the latter.
Not many people live 98 years and all in a single century!
I did a quick search online and found only two books mentioned on Greene, one by R.L. Murray “A Perfect Storm of Lead” (2000) and one by David W. Palmer “The Forgotten Hero of Gettysburg” (2007). I think that JLC gets all the “press” because of “The Killer Angels”. Not sure that there is a popular book on Ol’ Pap.
This one needs more exploration.
Ed
Dear Sir,
I recently came across your website and found that some of your readers believe there is no biography of General George Sears Greene. I am the author of GSG’s biography (which took 6 years of research and writing) and it has been praised by historians and authors in the Civil War field of study. If there is additional information you need, I can provide that for you. Please let others know that the book does exist (since January of 2005). Thank you.
Sincerely,
David W. Palmer