Wharton Jackson Green
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 35° 03.401 W 078° 52.436
17S E 693888 N 3881395
Wharton Jackson Green was a Civil War Confederate Army Officer, United States Congressman and Author.
Waymark Code: WMGMK
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2006
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During the Civil War, Green reached the rank of Colonel in the Confederate Army, and was wounded and captured during the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the war, he became the first president of the Society of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors in North Carolina. In 1883, he was elected to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, leaving office in 1887. In later life, he wrote, including the book "Recollections and Reflections; an Auto of Half a Century and More.

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Description:
Civil War Confederate Army Officer, United States Congressman and Author

Date of birth: 02/28/1831

Date of death: 08/06/1910

Area of notoriety: Military

Marker Type: Monument

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours

Fee required?: No

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