Greer, Elkanah Bracken

Life Span
to
Full name
Elkanah Bracken Greer
Place of Birth
Paris, TN
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
4
Family
James Greer (father), Rachel Bracken Greer (mother), Anna Holcombe (wife)
Occupation
Military
Attorney or Judge
Farmer or Planter
Businessman
Political Parties
Democratic
Other Affiliations
Other
Other Affiliation
Grand Commander, Knights of the Golden Circle
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed
- In northwest Arkansas, Union forces win a fierce three-day battle at Pea Ridge, around Elkhorn Tavern
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