Green, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1918
Biographical Note
Edward Augustus Green, son of Moses and Harriet Basye Green, was born on October 22, 1836 in Rappahannock County, Virginia. In 1855, he married Elizabeth Tacy Leary (1839-1882) of Warren County, Virginia; the couple initially lived in Rappahannock County, where Edward was employed as a carpenter, and would have nine children. The Greens had moved to Front Royal, Virginia by July 1861, when, according to Green, he entered the Confederate Army. (No record of this initial enlistment could be found). On September 25, 1862, Green enlisted as a private in Company E, 12th Virginia Cavalry. Eventually promoted to first corporal, Green was paroled at Winchester, Virginia on April 29, 1865. In post-war records, Green is listed variously as a farmer, a store clerk, a merchant, and a housing contractor. In 1887, he married Laura Frances Bennett (1853-1923), by whom he fathered one child. Edward A. Green died on November 12, 1918 at Front Royal and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward A. Green Reminiscences, c. 1902 (Ms2009-003)
Edward A. Green Reminiscences
This collection contains facsimile copies of the American Civil War reminiscences of Edward Augustus Green, of Company E, 12th Virginia Cavalry. Consisting of 95 bound pages, the reminiscences consist largely of Green's history of the 12th Virginia Cavalry, including both the published version, serialized in an unidentified newspaper in 1902, and Green's handwritten draft notes.
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