Nathanael Greene was born on August 7, 1742, in Potowomut, Rhode Island, to his Father of the same name, and his mother, Mary Mott. While his family was practicing Quakers, discouragers of extensive learning, the young Nathanael spent every cent available to him on books, amassing a substantial library in the process.

Nathanael Greene. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / Patriot. Date of Birth - Death August 7, 1742 - June 19, 1786. Nathanael Greene’s rise to prominence as one of the most skilled and celebrated generals of the American Revolution appears unlikely based upon his early life. Greene was born to a devout Quaker family in ...

Nathanael Greene was born in Rhode Island in 1742 to Quaker parents. His education, though not formal, revealed that he was a good student. He possessed a keen mind, excelled in mathematics and spent many hours reading in Greek and Roman classics. His family business—iron forging for ships—became his trade. After the Gaspee Affair in 1772 ...

Nathanael Greene was a Major General in the Continental Army, an ardent admirer of George Washington and his most trusted military subordinate. A Rhode Island foundry owner and politician before the Revolutionary War, Greene was affiliated with the Wards, one of two factions that dominated Rhode Island politics during the 1760s and 1770s.

Greene was born in 1742 and reared in Rhode Island, the son of Nathanael Greene, a businessman and a minister of the Society of Friends ( Quakers ), and his father's second wife, Mary Mott. He was brought up in the Quaker church, a faith that denounces warfare. Greene lived a quiet life as a blacksmith in his father's iron foundry before the war.

Nathanael Greene, American general in the American Revolution (1775–83). After managing a branch of his father’s iron foundry, Greene served several terms in the colonial legislature and was elected commander of the Rhode Island army, organized in 1775; he was made a major general in 1776. Greene

Features. One of the Park Board’s premier locations for everything “green thumb”, Nathanael Greene / Close Memorial Park is home to the new Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center. The 113-acre park boasts a number of gardens maintained by volunteers. Visitors can learn about plant life through events, demonstrations, volunteer ...

While the park is named after Stanton, the statue featured at the center of the park depicts revolutionary war hero General Nathanael Greene. Greene is honored for his command of the Army of the South and credited with driving the British out of the Carolinas and Georgia in 1782.

1804: Government Crisis. President Hamilton killed by New York Senator Aaron Burr in a Duel. On an emergency basis, General Nathanael Greene assumes the Presidency 1808: Nathanael Greene/Andrew Moore (National Union Party) 1812: Nathanael Greene / Andrew Moore (NU)