Elkanah Greer
Elkanah Brackin (or Bracken) Greer (October 11, 1825 – March 25, 1877) was an antebellum cotton planter, merchant, and then a general in the Confederate States Army who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Elkanah B. Greer | |
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| Born | October 11, 1825 Paris, Tennessee, US |
| Died | March 25, 1877 (aged 51) DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, US |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Private Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Greer's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War
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| Other work | planter, merchant, lawyer |
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