James C. Greenley, II

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• Name	James C. Greenley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	II
  Born	10 Feb 1845 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military	MilitaryUnit: G. 5. Mass. Cavalry [9]
  Residence	1850 South Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Residence	1850 South Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  5 Age: 5
  Military	18 Feb 1864 Readville, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [5]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]
  Military Pension	9 Aug 1890 PA [9]  –  App #: 891.263; Cert # 965.310
  Race	Mulatto [8]
  Strange Stupor Robs Aged Negro of Speech	14 Oct 1908 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  Strange Stupor Robs Aged Negro of Speech-James Greenley Robbed and Sent to Jail
  Veteran	Civil War
  Name	James C Greenly [9]
  Name	James C. Greenley II [6]
  Name	James Greenly [4]
  Name	James Greenly [8]
  Name	Jas C Greealey [7]
  Residence	​ Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier
  Residence	1910 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
  Died	31 Dec 1911 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7, 11]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	James C. Greenley (Greenly) Enlistment information: Enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts, December. 30, 1863, Age 19. Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Occupation: Barber; Single; Height: 5' 6"; Complexion: Black; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black. Unit information: He was mustered in at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts, March 4, 1864, as Private, Company. "G". He was appointed Corporal per Special Order Number 97, April 28, 1864. He was reduced to the ranks per Special Order Number 176, Oct. 20, 1864. He was charged the replacement cost of his .58 caliber Springfield Musket, which he apparently lost while he was on duty July 5, 1864. He was detached for service at Headquarters 25th Army Corps, per Special Order Number 95, May 29, 1865. He was detached as Orderly at Headquarters 25th Army Corps, per Special Order Number 88, dated May 12, 1865. He was mustered out with the regiment at Clarksville, Texas, Oct. 31, 1865 Notes: James Greenley shows up in the 1850 census for Harrisburg as the five year-old son of oysterman James Greenly, then living in the city's south ward. In the Harrisburg 1863-1864 City Directory, a James Greenley is listed as a laborer, living on Marion Street near Reilly Street. It is not known if this is the elder James Greenley or his son who would shortly enlist in the service. James C. Greenley is enumerated in the 1880 census in Harrisburg, living with his aged parents. In the 1887 city directory the family is still together, living at 1336 Fulton Street. James C. Greenley is working as a barber at the corner of Second Street and Mulberry Street and the elder James is listed as a whitewasher. The undated tombstones in Harrisburg's Lincoln Cemetery for James Greenley and Matilda Greenley mark the burial spot of the parents of James C. Greenley, and their names appear on the monument to the African American dead of the Civil War, erected in Lincoln Cemetery by the African American citizens of Harrisburg. James C. Greenley (then spelled Greenly) transferred from GAR Post 520 in Harrisburg to the Robert Gould Shaw GAR Post 206, Pittsburgh, in February 1888. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75931458/james-c-greenley : accessed 19 April 2022), memorial page for Corp James C. Greenley (10 Feb 1845-25 Jan 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75931458, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by LostGeneration (contributor 47096186) .
  Person ID	I3315 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	James Greenley, I (Age 86 years) b. Abt 1803, Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Jan 1889, 1336 Fulton, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Clarke (Age 88 years) b. 28 Dec 1803, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. Mar 1892, 1336 Fulton, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1100 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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