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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 322
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2007
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Schumer) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the lifetime achievements of General George Sears Greene on the occasion of the 100th anniversary rededication of the monument in his honor.
Whereas George Sears Greene was one of 9 children born to Caleb and Sarah Robinson Wicks Greene in Apponaug, Rhode Island, attended grammar school in Warwick, Rhode Island, and moved to New York as a teenager;
Whereas Greene attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated 2nd in his class in 1823;
Whereas Greene entered the Army as a 2nd lieutenant in the 3rd United States Artillery regiment, and, due to his superb scholarship, was appointed to teach mathematics at the Military Academy following his graduation;
Whereas, after resigning his commission in the Army in 1836, Greene worked as a civil engineer, became a founder of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects, and constructed railroads and canals in several states and designed aqueducts and municipal sewage and water systems for New York, Providence, and several other cities;
Whereas, at the outset of the Civil War, Greene returned to the defense of the Nation and, at the age of 60, was appointed colonel of the 60th New York Infantry regiment;
Whereas, on April 28, 1862, Greene was promoted to Brigadier General, United States Volunteers;
Whereas, on July 2, 1863, on the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Greene led the 3rd Brigade of New Yorkers on Culp’s Hill, and his regiment’s defense of the Union right flank at Culp’s during the battle was a contributing factor in the Union’s victory;
Whereas Greene passed away at the age of 97 in 1899 and, in 1907, a monument on Culp’s Hill was erected in Greene's honor; and
Whereas the General George Sears Greene monument will be rededicated on September 22, 2007: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate, in honor of the 100th anniversary rededication of the General George Sears Greene monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, commends the lifetime achievements of General Greene, his commitment to public service, and his decisive and heroic defense of Culp’s Hill in the crucial Battle of Gettysburg.