General George Sears Greene, Culp's Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

                                                                  

Statue of General George Sears Greene stands atop Culp's Hill.

                               
Edwin Forbes, a staff artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, painted this depiction of the Union Army defensive line during an assault near the summit of Culp's Hill using his own sketch below.

The National Park Service used Forbes' painting as the background for their historical marker located near the summit. 
                              
During winter months, flank markers of General Greene's command may be easily located and viewed.
The 60th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument on Culp's Hill (Greene's 1st Civil War command).
 
                                                         American Battlefield Trust map of the fighting on Culp's Hill.

The large boulders on the hill posed great challenges to the Confederate assault.
Challenges also included extreme grades at various spots on the hill. The marker, center top, is that of the 60th New York better seen above the map.

The Greene family of Rhode Island served the United States with distinction.
Continental Army Major General Nathanael Green
                                                           United States Army Brigadier General George Greene
               United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Samuel Greene, Executive Officer USS Monitor (Seated far left)
In Memoriam

Note: Both works are quite detailed and require a significant amount of time to read.

                                       

General Greene's officers coat on display at The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pa.

                                   

Letter from General Greene to his wife, Martha, after his wounding during the Chattanooga Campaign the night of October 28, 1863. Greene wrote about the wounding, his jaw was struck by a bullet, and how the wound was being treated.

Battle of Wauhatchie

General George Sears Greene

Adams County Historical Society Video

PCN Video

The distance of the statue of General Greene from the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 43.4 miles.

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