[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 322 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 322

 Honoring the lifetime achievements of General George Sears Greene on 
 the occasion of the 100th anniversary rededication of the monument in 
                               his honor.


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                   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

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                               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
    Resolved, 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.
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