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  • George S. Greene
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  • George Sears "Pop" 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1823
  • 1862
Birth Date
  • 1801-05-06
Branch
death place
  • Morristown, New Jersey
Name
  • George Sears Greene
Caption
  • George Sears Greene
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1899-01-28
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
Battles
placeofburial
  • the Greene family cemetery in Warwick, Rhode Island
abstract
  • George Sears "Pop" 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.
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