Individual Details
Columbus Patten Greer
(15 Jan 1842 - 15 Jan 1863)
34th Alabama Regiment, Co. D.
Wounded in Battle of Murfreesboro on last day of Dec 1862.
Son of Joseph & Jean Murray Greer, born on plantation near Waverly; entered summer 1861; awarded badge of honor for bravery in battle. Suit Columbus wore was made by his mother, shoes were made by a negro on the place under supervision of his father.
Author: Note: "Given by V. Margaret Greer, 628 Miramar St, Long Beach, California".
Wounded in Battle of Murfreesboro on last day of Dec 1862.
Son of Joseph & Jean Murray Greer, born on plantation near Waverly; entered summer 1861; awarded badge of honor for bravery in battle. Suit Columbus wore was made by his mother, shoes were made by a negro on the place under supervision of his father.
Author: Note: "Given by V. Margaret Greer, 628 Miramar St, Long Beach, California".
Events
| Birth | 15 Jan 1842 | Oak Bowery, Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 28 Sep 1850 | (Joseph Greer Jr. and Jane Murray Wilson) Chambers County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Aug 1860 | (Joseph Greer Jr. and Jane Murray Wilson) New Harmony, Chambers County, Alabama | | | |
| Enlistment | 28 Jun 1861 | Cusetta Grays | | ||
| Death | 15 Jan 1863 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | New Harmony Cemetery, Chambers County, Alabama | | |
Families
| Father | Joseph Greer Jr. (1807 - 1893) |
| Mother | Jane Murray Wilson (1808 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Priscilla Greer (1832 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Thomas Wilson Greer (1833 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Capt. James LaFayette Greer (1836 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Greer (1839 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Dr. Joseph Abner Wayne Greer (1844 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Knox S. Greer (1846 - 1872) |
| Sibling | John Flavel Greer (1850 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Baxter Dixon Greer (1851 - 1927) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Joseph Greer M 43 South Carolina - Wagon makerJane M Greer F 42 South Carolina
Thomas W Greer M 16 Alabama - Student
James L Greer M 13 Alabama
Sarah J Greer F 11 Alabama
Columbus P Greer M 8 Alabama
Joseph A Greer M 6 Alabama
Knox L Greer M 4 Alabama
John F Greer M 3/12 Alabama
Jane Wilson F 65 South Carolina
Priscilla Greer F 75 South Carolina
Joseph Greer owns 17 slaves in 1850.
Census (family)-shared
Joseph Greer M 52 South Carolina - FarmerJane M Greer F 51 South Carolina
Lafayette Greer M 23 Alabama - School teacher
Sarah J Greer F 21 Alabama
Columbus Greer M 19 Alabama
Joseph W Greer M 17 Alabama
Knox Greer M 14 Alabama
John Greer M 11 Alabama
Baxter Greer M 9 Alabama
Burial
Inscription: "He fills a soldier's grave at Murphysboro, Tenn."Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHPT-ZKR : accessed 29 Jul 2013), Joseph Greer, 1850..
2. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV87-HGJ : accessed 29 Jul 2013), Joseph Greer, 1850..
3. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHDZ-DY6 : accessed 25 Aug 2013), Joseph Greer, 1860..
4. Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls http://wiz2.ancestry.com/Records/LIHP_Reg~Records/64ad2f9d-9cf5-4a39-8d61-147a67a9bc70#/ImageView.
5. Find A Grave Memorial# 104404363.