, 1892-09-27
ROGER S. GREENE.
Sketch Of His Career Since Boy
hood.

The Prohibition Nominee for Cow
ernOr---An Ola OIympIan---HIs
Connection with the War--NOtes
on His Record.
Hon. Roger S. Greene, the prohibition
candidate for governor, was born in Rox-
bury, Mass, (now a part Of Boston) on
December A. 1910. His father, David
Greene, well-known clergyman, was for
nearly 20 years corresponding secretary
for the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Congregational church. His
mother was the sister Of Senator VIM. M.
Eyarts, of New York and granddaughter
of Roger Sherman, one Of the signers of
the Declaration Of Independence, articles
of confederation and constitution of the
United States. He was a graduate from
Dartmouth college in 1859, and soon there
after commenced the study Of law in the
office of Eyarts, Southmayd g. Choate in
New York. He became managing clerk of
this the leading law Office OF the country.
In May, 1862, he was admitted to practice,
but in September of that year enlisted
under commission of second lieutenant
of Company 1, Third Missouri infantry
In March, 1868, he was promoted to first
ieutenancy in the same company and
with his regiment took part in the engage
ment of Chickt saw BayOni n January Of
1868, on the llth Of the same month as
sisted in the capture of Arkansas Post,
where an elder brother was killed in that
hot fight He also took part in the en-
gagements at Jackson and Black river and
in all the operations eliminating in the
seige of Vicksburg. On the 22nd of May
1868 he was in the general assault on Vicks-
burg and was shot through the right arm.
He had been very i'll with "breakbOne
fever" caught while in camp at YOung's
point and was sent to the military hospital
at Memphis, but only stayed two weeks
and returned in time to take
part in the assault of May 22nd after
which he was sent home to recover from
his wound. In July, week or two after
the capture, he returned and several COM
panies ofcOlored troops were being formed,
and officers were in geeat demand, but
great danger threatened any one who
would dare to command cOlOred troops. He
volunteered and was appointed cap
tain of company @, of the 5lst D. S. In
/ fantry, and went via New Orleans to
Barrancas, Florida, and from that point
marched on Mobile. While stOrming the
/ Notifications at Fort Blakely, one of his
/ company trOd on percussion cap at
tached to a torpedo hidden in the earth by
the enemy to destroy our Boys in Blue,
and Captain Green was wounded and sew
| eral of his pany killed and wounded.
| At Mobile he had charge of the throwing
/ up of the earth batteries in his division, on
account of his knowledge Of engineering
/ He served successfully on the staff of Gems
j O. @. Washburn and Morgan l.. Smith, as
Judge advocate of the District of Vicks-
burg, but asked to be relieved OF his APP
pOintment in order tO1o OH his regiment iOr
active service before Mobile.
The capture of Mobile was one of the
last struggles of the war, and soon after it
was taken the command to which Capt.
Green belonged was removed to the neigh
! bOrhOOd of Shreveport, La. There he was
detailed upon the staff of Gen. Neitch, of
l Illinois, as Judge Advocate of the Western
Division of Louisiana, in which capacity
he continued to serve, subsequently on the
staff of Gen. Hawkins till retirement from
service. On November Is, 1865, he was
honOrably discharged on account of sick
ness, by special order of the Secretary of
War.
While at Vicksburg, he met
Miss Grace Wooster, who was
! there as teacher employed
/ by the Christian Commission. After her
return to her home in Nangatuck, Conn,
they we're married in August, 1866. They
have four children, one boy and three girls,
all living AS a token of his patriotism,
suffice it to say that in 1862 he was offered
the position of assistant United States
district attorney for the southern district
of New York, a very hattering offer for
young man Of 21 years, but he refused,
and marched to the front with three Of his
brothers, the eldest of these giving up his
life for his country. In 1866 he began the
practice of his profession in Chicago, and
remained there until his appointment by
General Grant as associate justice of the
supreme court of Washington territory,
when he settled at Olympia. He was twice
reappointed, holding the Office until Janu-
ary, 1879, when he was commissioned chief
Justice, at which time he removed to Sc
attic, where he has since resided. In 1888
he was reappointed chief justice, and
served until his term expired in March,
1887. He is a scholarly man and a skillful
lawyer. He is a woman sutfragist, and has
affiliated with the prohibition party since
1888, at which time he gave the use Of his
name as candidate on the prohibition
ticket for congressman, receiving over
eleven hundred votes.