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Jun 22, 2022 · Going Greene: The Civil War at the Edges of the County. Greene County Pennsylvania hosts an abundance of historic and prehistoric sites, from Adena burial mounds dotted throughout the landscape, to historic structures from every era. These sites have left a lasting impact on the culture and industry of the region.
Feb 9, 2010 · On the first Decoration Day, May 30, 1868, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than...
Aug 4, 2017 · In recognition of the State’s bicentennial, the Greene County Museum and Historical Society has chosen as its annual goal to provide the public some aspects of the history of Greene County as it paralleled the development of the State of Mississippi. Greene County During the American Civil War (1861-1865) By BROOKS BALL. Special to the Herald
The Civil War had a significant impact on Springfield and Greene County. Beginning with the Battle of Wilson's Creek in August 1861, the area was alternately controlled by the armies of the North and the South.
Jun 16, 2023 · However, Governor Powell Clayton declared martial law in Greene County in 1868 because of reports that African Americans were being mistreated at a Walcott mill. When Clayton’s militia moved up the Greensboro Road toward Walcott, the unit was met by the Greene County “Home Guards” ( Ku Klux Klan ) commanded by Benjamin H. Crowley, “Old ...
Greene County, Pennsylvania free Civil War rosters, regimental histories, biographies, newspaper transcriptions, and Medal of Honor Recipients. Look for your ancestors in this PA genealogy database of American Civil War soldiers
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Of those men seven were killed, eleven died during the war (is it assumed they died mainly from disease and infection), thirty were wounded and fourteen others were captured. Full two-thirds of the known soldiers were casualties.
