LTC Hugh Dunlap Greer (1836-1899) - Find a Grave Memorial

LTC Hugh Dunlap Greer Veteran

Birth

4 Feb 1836

Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, USA

Death

29 Apr 1899 (aged 63)

Buntyn, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Show Map

Plot

Lot 24, grave 10, Turley

Memorial ID

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Age 64. Listed as Col. Hugh D. Greer. Source: Elmwood Burial Records

Official records show his highest rank as Lieutenant Colonel. The title of Colonel was likely a postwar honorary moniker.

The Courier-Journal

Apr 29 1899

Col. Hugh D. Greer, an ex-Confederate soldier who served throughout the civil war under Gen. Forrest, was run over and killed by a train at Buntyn Station, Tenn., near Memphis.

Age 64. Listed as Col. Hugh D. Greer. Source: Elmwood Burial Records

Official records show his highest rank as Lieutenant Colonel. The title of Colonel was likely a postwar honorary moniker.

The Courier-Journal

Apr 29 1899

Col. Hugh D. Greer, an ex-Confederate soldier who served throughout the civil war under Gen. Forrest, was run over and killed by a train at Buntyn Station, Tenn., near Memphis.