Nathanael Greene, American Military Officer
Nathanael Greene (August 7, 1742 - June 19, 1786) was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, known for his successful command in the Southern Campaign, forcing British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis to abandon the Carolinas and head for Virginia. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible. Greene was singularly able and, like other prominent generals on the American side, a self-trained soldier. He was second only to Washington among the officers of the American army in military ability, and the only general, other than Washington and Henry Knox, to serve the entire eight years of the war. Like Washington, he had the great gift of using small means to the utmost advantage. His attitude towards the British was humane and even kindly. He emerged from the war with a reputation as Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. He suffered financial difficulties in the post-war years and died in 1786 at the age of 43.
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