William Wilkinson GreenDiary 1862-1865

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William Wilkinson GreenDiary 1862-1865

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Diary written during theU.S. Civil War while Green served in the Union Army (chiefly in Virginia) withthe 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Army of the Potomac; entries includerecords of clothing, pay, letters received, and places visited by his regimentwhile on campaign.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Green, William Wilkinson, 1839-

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William Wilkinson Green was born in England January 28, 1839, and moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Michigan. During the Civil War (1861-1865) he enlisted in the Union Army (5th Michigan Infantry Regiment) and served for three years until the end of the war. He married Cyntha Venette Horton [sic] February 19, 1867 and moved to Kansas, settling there on a farm near Oxford in Sumner County. They had seven children, three sons and four daughters. The date of Green’s death ...

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