Item No. 7395568

This document is titled, “Individual Record of Officers and Enlisted Men, Belonging to New-York Regiments in the Service of the United States.” It was prepared by New York’s Bureau of Military Statistics in order to, as the document states, “preserve in permanent form the history of New York men engaged in the present war.” This particular document was filled out and signed in September 1864 by the former colonel of the 60th New York, General George Sears Greene, who is perhaps best known for having organized the successful defense of Culp’s Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg. The general provides extensive background information relating to his family, his prewar activities, and his war service, including the wound he received at the Battle of Wauhatchie.

When invited to summarize his pre-war service, Greene writes, “Graduate U.S. Military Academy, 1 July 1823. Promoted 2d Lieut. 3d Rgt. Artillery, U.S. Army, 1st July 1823. Promoted 1st Lieut. same Rgt. 21 May 1829. Resigned 30 June 1836.”

The next section of the form requests information “in what general battles you were engaged.” Greene writes:

Battle of Winchester, under Gl. N.P. Banks, 25 May 1862.
Battle of Cedar Mountain, Commanding 3d Brigade, 2 Division, 2d Army Corps, of the Army of Virginia, 9 Aug. 1862.
Battle of Antietam, Comdg. 2d Div. 12th Army Corps, 17 Sept. 1862.
Battle of Chancellorsville, Comdg. 3d Brig. 2d Div. 12th A.C., 2 & 3 May 1863.
Battle of Gettysburg, Comdg. 3 Div. 12 A.C. 2 & 3 July 1863.
Battle of Wauhatchie, Comd’g. 3 Brig. 2 Div. 12 A.C. on the night of 28 October 1863. Severely wounded in the face.

Later the form asks, “If wounded or otherwise injured in the service, state how seriously, and in what action or under what circumstances.” Greene writes:

Severely wounded in the face at the battle of Wauhatchie Tenn. in a night attack by the enemy, 28 Oct. 1863, while in command immediately behind the line. Musket ball entered the left corner of the nose, passing through the upper jaw and through the right cheek.

When prompted to describe the causes of hospital visits and furloughs, the general writes, “On sick leave after the battle of Antietam from jaundice for 20 days. Absent sick from wound from 29 Oct 1863 to 1 Dec. 1863. On Court Martial duty 9 Dec. 1863 to 30 Sept. 1864.”

On the verso side of the form, Greene lists his birthdate, his place of birth (Warwick, Rhode Island), his parents’ names and dates of death, and other details. After “Nationality of Parents,” Greene writes, “Rhode Islanders for six generations.”

He additionally lists details about his family, including his wife and children, among them two sons then in the service. This is followed by his list of previous residences, including various army posts. When prompted to describe his profession, Greene writes, “Officer of the Army 1823-1836. Civil engineer 1836-1862.”

In the general’s last significant entry on the form, he lists the military service of his two sons:

Lieut. Samuel Dana Greene (My 2 Son) U.S. Navy, entered the service from U.S. Naval Acdy. 1859. Second in Command of Ironclad Monitor from the time she was commissioned in April 1862, until she was lost 31 Dec 1863. He commanded the Monitor in the action in Hampton Roads with the Rebels on board of the Merrimac, 9 March 1862, after Cap. Worden was wounded.

Capt. Charles T. Greene (My 3 Son) Asst. Adjt. Gl. Vols.  Was in the Battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Nov. 1863, Ringgold, where he lost his right leg.

Greene signed his name to the bottom of the form, with rank, “Brig. Gl. Vols.”

The document measures about 8” x 12 1/2”. Creased and toned at the original folds.