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This monument commemorates the services of General Greene and of the
New York Troops under his command, comprising the 60th, 78th, 102d,
137th, and 149th Regiments of Infantry, forming 3d Brigade, Geary's
2nd Division of Slocum's 12th Corps, and the 45th, 84th, 147th, and
157th Regiments sent to his support during the night of July 2-3,
1863, when assisted by the 6th Wisconsin, 82d Illinois, and 61st
Ohio, These troops held this flank of the army against the attack of
a greatly superior force.
Erected by the State of New York
1906
Cadet U.S. Military Academy June 24, 1819; 2d Lieut. 3d U.S.
Artillery, July 1, 1823; 1st Lieut. May 31, 1829. Resigned June 30,
1836.
Colonel 60th N.Y. Infantry January 18, 1862, Brig. General of U.S.
Vols. April 28, 1862. Commanded 3d Brigade, 2nd Division, Bank's
Corps at the Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862; 2nd Division,
Mansfield's Corps at Antietam, September 17, 1862; 3d Brigade, 2nd
Division, Slocum's Corps, at Chancellorsville, May 1- 3, 1863; at
Gettysburg, July 1 - 3, 1863; and at Wauhatchie, Tenn, October 28,
1863 where he was severely wounded.
Returned to field duty March 1865, Joining Sherman's Army in North
Carolina. In action at Kingston, March 10, 1865, and in command of
provisional division until Sherman's Army disbanded.
Brevetted Major General U.S. Volunteers
March 13, 1863, Honorably discharged April 30, 1866.
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