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William H. Green's actual place of burial is at Arlington National Cemetery. See Memorial # 43013562.
Per military records, William H. Green enlisted on March 29, 1864. At that time his place of rresidence was York, Green County, Wisconsin.
1. born: 1831 (the other memorial includes the month and the day)
2. died: July 9, 1864 - Died at Stanton Hospital, Washington, DC
Above from this contributor.
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Regimental History - 37th Infantry - Company C:
SGT WILLIAM H. GREEN
- wounded: 17 Jun 1864 Petersburg
"The brave color Sergeant, William H. Green, of Company C, was so severely wounded that he was obliged to drag himself off the field with his hands. Like a true hero, as he was, he rolled the flag around the staff and placing it between his teeth, dragged it more than a hundred rods, and thus saved it from capture. The brave fellow died of his wounds a few weeks after."
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Note: 100 rods = 550 yards (abt 1/3 mile)
5 1/2 yards = 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch (16 1/2 feet)
40 rods = 1 furlong (fur)
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 furlong = 660 feet
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (mi)
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William H. Green's actual place of burial is at Arlington National Cemetery. See Memorial # 43013562.
Per military records, William H. Green enlisted on March 29, 1864. At that time his place of rresidence was York, Green County, Wisconsin.
1. born: 1831 (the other memorial includes the month and the day)
2. died: July 9, 1864 - Died at Stanton Hospital, Washington, DC
Above from this contributor.
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Regimental History - 37th Infantry - Company C:
SGT WILLIAM H. GREEN
- wounded: 17 Jun 1864 Petersburg
"The brave color Sergeant, William H. Green, of Company C, was so severely wounded that he was obliged to drag himself off the field with his hands. Like a true hero, as he was, he rolled the flag around the staff and placing it between his teeth, dragged it more than a hundred rods, and thus saved it from capture. The brave fellow died of his wounds a few weeks after."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note: 100 rods = 550 yards (abt 1/3 mile)
5 1/2 yards = 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch (16 1/2 feet)
40 rods = 1 furlong (fur)
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 furlong = 660 feet
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (mi)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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William H. Green's actual place of burial is at Arlington National Cemetery. See Memorial # 43013562.
Per military records, William H. Green enlisted on March 29, 1864. At that time his place of rresidence was York, Green County, Wisconsin.
1. born: 1831 (the other memorial includes the month and the day)
2. died: July 9, 1864 - Died at Stanton Hospital, Washington, DC
Above from this contributor.
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Regimental History - 37th Infantry - Company C:
SGT WILLIAM H. GREEN
- wounded: 17 Jun 1864 Petersburg
"The brave color Sergeant, William H. Green, of Company C, was so severely wounded that he was obliged to drag himself off the field with his hands. Like a true hero, as he was, he rolled the flag around the staff and placing it between his teeth, dragged it more than a hundred rods, and thus saved it from capture. The brave fellow died of his wounds a few weeks after."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note: 100 rods = 550 yards (abt 1/3 mile)
5 1/2 yards = 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch (16 1/2 feet)
40 rods = 1 furlong (fur)
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 furlong = 660 feet
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (mi)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William H. Green's actual place of burial is at Arlington National Cemetery. See Memorial # 43013562.
Per military records, William H. Green enlisted on March 29, 1864. At that time his place of rresidence was York, Green County, Wisconsin.
1. born: 1831 (the other memorial includes the month and the day)
2. died: July 9, 1864 - Died at Stanton Hospital, Washington, DC
Above from this contributor.
~~~~~~
Regimental History - 37th Infantry - Company C:
SGT WILLIAM H. GREEN
- wounded: 17 Jun 1864 Petersburg
"The brave color Sergeant, William H. Green, of Company C, was so severely wounded that he was obliged to drag himself off the field with his hands. Like a true hero, as he was, he rolled the flag around the staff and placing it between his teeth, dragged it more than a hundred rods, and thus saved it from capture. The brave fellow died of his wounds a few weeks after."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note: 100 rods = 550 yards (abt 1/3 mile)
5 1/2 yards = 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch (16 1/2 feet)
40 rods = 1 furlong (fur)
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 furlong = 660 feet
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (mi)
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Inscription
Wm. GREEN,
Color Sergt., of 37th Wis.,
MORTALLY WOUNDED
17th JUNE 1864.
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