Jeremiah Green (1830 - 1863)

Born 11 Nov 1830 in Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Nov 1863 at age 32 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Cpl. Jeremiah Green served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 17 May 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): E Company, 60th North Carolina Infantry (CSA)

Jeremiah Green was born on 11 Nov 1830 in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, son of Jeremiah Greene (1782 - 1844) and Katharine (Hagaman) Greene (1786 - 1871) ^{[1] [2]}

His siblings were:

1. Wiseman Green (1805 - >1870)
2. Temperance (Green) Clark (1812 - )
3. Wesley Green (1814 - 1885)
4. Frances (Greene) Wilson (1824 - 1907)
5. Whitehead Green (1826 - 1905)
6. Jane (Greene) Morgan (1828 - 1890)

Jeremiah Green's NARA records show he was born 1830 in Watauga Co, NC . He is shown to have enrolled for active duty 17 May 1862, taking the Oath of Allegiance to North Carolina from W W McDowell in Asheville, NC. At this time, records show he was 32 years of age, 5' 7 ½ " tall, and a farmer. Jeremiah was mustered into service as Private into Co E 60th Regiment NC Infantry by Capt J A McDowell at Camp Smith in Aug 1862 for 3 years "or the war". Muster rolls indicate that Jeremiah Green attained the rank of Corporal as of Nov 1863 and was shown to be "absent sick" from Nov 1863 until Mar 1863 when he is listed as "present". From Jun 30 until Dec 1863 he is listed as "sick in hospital" and "sick at home". The muster roll for Jan – Feb 1864 the recorder states Jeremiah Green "Died, I do not know when he died, nor can not find out easily." An invoice receipt dated 29 Dec 1863 shows death of Jeremiah Green at Academy Hospital, Marietta, GA on 6 Nov 1863 and the amount of $11.75 was received by the Quartermaster General as part of his effects ^[3].

Jeremiah died on the battlefield on 6 Nov 1863 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia at the age of 32 ^[4]. He is listed among those Confederate Soldiers buried at Marietta Confederate Cemetery in Cobb County, Georgia ^[5].

Acknowledgements

• Military history compiled by David Johnson, 7 Nov 2012
• WikiTree profile Green-6450 created through the import of Phillip Foltz family tree(3).ged on Jan 13, 2013 by Curtis Foltz Boyd Phillip Curtis Foltz.

Research Note

• The Jeremiah Green family bible is available for viewing at Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society and includes births for the family of Jeremiah Green and Katherine Hagaman.

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census Place: Southern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 354; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 0018092.
2. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_889; Page: 300; Family History Library Film: 803889
3. ↑ NARA M270, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina, The National Arcives, Record Group: 109, State: North Carolina.
4. ↑ Find a Grave memorial page for Jeremiah “Jerry” Green IV (1830–6 Nov 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #100324673, citing Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia,
5. ↑ Cobb County Georgia Cemeteries, Vol. I, pages 352-361.

• 26 Nov 1857 Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.