Oliver D Greene

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Organization:    US Army [VI Corps]
Entered Service:   Scott, N.Y.
Birth:   25 January 1833, Scott, N.Y.
Date Medal Issued:   13 December 1893.

Date of Action:   17 September 1862.
Place of Action:   Antietam, Md.

Citation:
Formed the columns under heavy fire and put them into position.
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More about this award: He was MGen William B Franklin's Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff - VI Army Corps - at Antietam. He is mentioned, as are most of Gen Franklin's staff, in the General's report on the battle - but not specifically for his actions there.

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