[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S11758]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 322--HONORING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS OF GENERAL 
     GEORGE SEARS GREENE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY 
               REDEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT IN HIS HONOR

  Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 322

       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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