Adolphus Washington Greely was a notable American Army officer, polar explorer and recipient of the Medal of Honor. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Army Signal Corps | 1867 | 1906 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1844/03/27 | Adolphus Washington Greely, son of John Balch and Frances Cobb Greely, is born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. | Born | Adolphus W Greely House | Newburyport | |||
| 1850/00/00 | The Greely family attend services at the First Presbyterian Church of Newburyport. | Faith | Old South Church, Newburyport | Newburyport | |||
| 1861/10/00 | Lincoln chats with Private Dolph Greely who guards the East Room. Learning Dolph is in Company D of the 19th Mass Volunteer Infantry, Lincoln says to him, "I'll bet your a pack of wildcats." | US Private | White House East Room | The White House | |||
| 1861/10/21 | The Battle of Ball's Bluff is fought on General George Rust's plantation east of Lee Leesburg. The big house, Exeter (lost), was built c 1790 for Dr Wilson Cary Selden. Destroyed by fire in 1980, the site is c 840 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA. | Union Soldier | Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery | Leesburg | |||
| 1862/09/17 | Dolphus Greely of the 19th Mass Volunteer Infantry, is wounded at Antietam. | Wounded Union Soldier | Antietam National Battlefield | Sharpsburg, MD | Battle of Antietam | ||
| 1878/06/20 | Henrietta H Nesmith marries Lieutenant Adolphus Washington Greely in San Diego, California. | Groom | |||||
| 1884/08/14 | Adolphus W Greeley receives an enthusiastic welcome in Newburyport. The Greely house is decorated with ribbons and a huge banner that reads: Here lives a hero. | Life | Adolphus W Greely House | Newburyport | |||
| 1935/03/27 | In the East Room of the White house, President Franklin Roosevelt slips the Congressional Medal of Honor over the head of Adolphus W Greely. | Medal of Honor Recipient | White House East Room | The White House | |||
| 1935/10/20 | Adolphus Washington Greely dies at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. | Died |
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