June 3, 2013 - Nathaniel Greene

Nathaniel Greene was a Major General in the Revolutionary war (1775-1783).  After the British had conquered most of the southern colonies, Greene was put in charge in the South.  He steadily drove the British northward and was instrumental in the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781.  George Washington had chosen General Greene as his successor should anything happen to him.  He lived from 1742-1786.  Also included is his wife Katherine.  Nathaniel Greene is Catherine Irene Smith Huber's 3rd Great Grandfather and is in Generation 6 of the Smith family tree.