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Owsley County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Son of John Greer and Nancy Greer. Resident of Washington County, Virginia, in 1850. Farm laborer in Owsley County, Kentucky, in 1860, residing in the household of Henry Moore. Enlisted in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as Corporal on September 22, 1861. Promoted to Sergeant Major on November 1, 1862. Promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 16, 1863. Resigned on January 9, 1864.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Washington County, District 67, p. 170B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owsley County, Booneville, p. 339.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0213.

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Greer, Thomas J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279651 (November 12, 2026).

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Chauncey McKeever to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-02-09

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