William B. Greene Jr.
William B. Greene Jr. was born on September 27, 1843, in New Hampshire to William and Susan Greene. He grew up and attended school in Raymond, New Hampshire, and his father died of consumption on June 30, 1850. His mother earned a living as a “domestic,” and by 1860, she owned $1,000 of real estate and $250 of personal property. By 1860, he was working as a cordwainer.
He enlisted in the Union army on September 26, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 2nd United States Sharpshooters on December 12. The regiment took part in the Peninsula campaign, the Second Battle of Manassas, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg. Army officials transferred him to the 5th New Hampshire Infantry in January 1865, and he mustered out on May 29, 1865.
He returned to Raymond after the war, and he earned a living as a shoemaker. He died on March 21, 1879.
Image: William B. Greene Jr. (Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles, 1861-1865)
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4688) | Greene, William B. Jr. | 1843-09-27 | 1879-03-21 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 6
- (4148) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Marlon E. Greene, 18 May 1864
- (4149) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Susan B. Greene, 20 May 1864
- (4150) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Susan B. Greene, 21 June 1864
- (4151) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Marlon E. Greene, 25 July 1864
- (12998) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Susan B. Greene, 6 March 1862
- (12999) [writer] ~ William B. Greene Jr. to Susan B. Greene, undated
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (596) [birth] ~ New Hampshire
Regiments - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com
