Evening star., 1901-03-04
Colonel of list Regiment.

Where ne now resides. He Is a director or
officer in numerous industrial and financial
corporations.
Colonel of list Regiment.
He entered the National Guard Of the
| city of New York in 1889, and in 1892 was
| made colonel Of the list regiment. which
position he held on the outbreak CT the
| war with Spain in 1893. This regiment
| Immediately volunteered for active service
| and was the first volunteer regiment to
reach Florida, arriving in the vicinity Of
| Tampa May Is. Ten days later he was
| appointed brigadier general Of volunteers
and ordered by telegraph to proceed to
San Francisco for duty in the Philippines.
He commanded the second Philippine ex-
pedition. consisting of the 1st Colorado,
10th Pennsylvania and 1st Nebraska Vol
unteers, the Utah Light Batteries, the 18th
and 23d Regular Infantry and company
Of engineers. This expedition sailed from
San Francisco on June 18th and arrived in
Manila bay on July II. The troops were
Immediately landed in front of the Spanish
trenches and were engaged in almost con-
slant skirmishes with the Spaniards for
| the next four weeks. On the arrival Of
Brigadier General Macarthur with the
third expedition, early In August. the as
sault upon Manila was made by the COM
bined military and naval forces, ana the
place was captured on August Ii. with
slight loss, the total casualties being not
over 125 killed and wounded. General
Greene was senior officer Of the joint COM
mission which arranged the terms OF ca
pitulation of Manila, and for his services
in the operations against Manila was MADE
major general of volunteers. He was soon
ordered to return to the United States, and
submitted to the President memorandum
upon the situation in the Philippines, which
was forwarded to the peace commission in
Paris
He was then ordered to command the
second division of the 7th Army Corps,
IN 10 oh nf .oa
command Of that corps at Savannah, Ca
In November. 1898, he was ordered to
Cuba to make the arrangements for the
camping of the army of occupation and to
take charge Of affairs in the city Of Ha-
vana, the President having signifed his
intention to appoint him governor OF Ha-
vana on the evacuation OF the city by the
Spaniards. When. however, the treaty Of
peace was actually signed. in December.
and the war ended, General Greene desired
to return to civil life, and asked permis-
sion to decline the appointment. He was
ordered to Washington in January, $780,
and mustered out Of the volunteer service
February 2S 1890.
An Author, Also.
In addition to his military service and
business career. General Greene is a we'll
known writer. being tho author of Army
Life in Russia" Life Of Gen. Nathaniel
Greene" 1.-The Mississippi Campaign Of
the Civil War" and of numerous magazine
articles. During the last two years he has
taken an active part IN politics in New
York, having been chairman of the COM
mission appointed by Governor Roosevelt
to study and report on the canal system
Of New York state: also delegate to tho
state and national conventions of 1900, and
president of the republican county commit
tee of New York. In the latter capacity he
managed the campaign In New York coun-
ty last year. which resulted IN large re-
6uction of the democratic majority of the
previous election and helped to increase
the republican majority of the state at
large.
General Greene was married in Wash
ington in 1879 to Miss Chevaiie, and has
five children-four daughters and one SON.
the latter being student at Harvard, who
served during the war with Spain a. a