Brigadier General George Sears Greene (1801-1899) commanded the Third Brigade of the Second Division of the Twelfth Corps at Gettysburg. This image, circa the 1860s, is courtesy of the Library of Congress.
In the today’s Gettysburg Idols post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski presents information on Brigadier General George Sears Greene.
This map shows us the locations taken of the videos for the Gettysburg Idols series. Videos #1-#11 were shown in our previous posts. Videos #9-#11 were taken near the John White Geary statue on Culp’s Hill. Videos #12-#13 were taken near the statue of George Sears Greene on the summit of Culp’s Hill. This map was created facing north at approximately 6:00 PM on Friday, October 1, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski is our host for this series on Gettysburg Idols. He is standing on Culp’s Hill near the statue to Brigadier General George Sears Greene. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 5:15 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010.
In Video #12 (Videos #1=#11 were shown in our previous Gettysburg Idol posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski presents pre-war biographical information on Brigadier General George Sears Greene. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:15 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski is, like the statue of George Sears Greene, pointing towards the earthworks that Greene’s soldiers constructed, and towards the Confederate lines. This view was taken facing south at approximately 5:15 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010.
In Video #13 Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski shares the work of Greene’s division on Culp’s Hill, and Greene’s post-Gettysburg life. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:15 PM on Friday, August 27, 2010.