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Marcus D.L. Green
35th Alabama
Infantry Regiment
Company B
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Ancestor of David Reed
Color Sergeant Marcus D. L. Green served in the 35th Alabama Infantry,
Co. B. from April 1862 - Sept. 1864. He lost his leg at Peachtree Creek,
outside Atlanta. He had also served in the 2nd Alabama Infantry from March
1861 - April 1862. He was born in Tuscumbia, AL in 1836. Two of his brothers
also served in the 35th Co. B. Marcus's brother in law Robert Wheeler was the
third Color Sergeant of the
35th. Uncle Bob (Robert Wheeler) was killed in the charge against the Osage-Orange Hedge fortification on the far eastern defenses at Franklin, Tennessee. They were not just farmers. M. D. L. Green's wife Elizabeth Wheeler was a
descendent of the Wheeler and Stansberry Families of Baltimore. They had
served in the Revolution as officers. During the War of 1812 Br. Gen. Tobias
Stansberry and six of his family fought defending Washington D.C. during the
English invasion. They successesfully defended Baltimore against the British
Army. The Dobbs family was If you have an ancestor who was in the C.S.A. - please considering joining the SCV.
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