Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene, born in Rhode Island on August 7, 1742, was appointed Major General in command of the Southern Army on October 14, 1780, and died in Georgia on June 19, 1786. His service was associated with Harlem Heights, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Guilford Court House, Hobkirks Hill, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs. George Washington praised him for bringing hostilities in the southern states to a glorious end, while Cornwallis regarded him as so dangerous that he never felt secure when encamped nearby. The Battle of Guilford Court House, fought in March 1781, was esteemed for its maneuvering, strategy, heroism, and results as second to no battle fought on American soil, and the men who fell there were honored as part of the struggle that led to ultimate victory at Yorktown and the assured triumph of constitutional self-government at Philadelphia.

Greensboro, North Carolina · United States