Born in Connecticut, Henry Martyn Greene was four years old when his family moved to Illinois. In 1854, Greene went to Wisconsin, working as a surveyor for two years before returning to Illinois. In 1856, Greene was secretary of the first Republican organization in Woodford County, Illinois and canvassed for John Charles Fremont. In 1857, Greene moved to Kansas Territory and staked a claim in Osage County. In Monmouth, Kansas, Greene mustered into service on October 10, 1864, as lieutenant colonel of the 2d Kansas State Militia. Green was wounded severely in the head and right hip during the action at Mockbee Farm on October 22, 1864. Thought to be dead, there was a funeral service held in Wyandotte, Kansas. After laying on the field of battle for 72 hours, Greene managed to crawl to a neighboring farmhouse and was transported to a surgeon. Greene never fully recovered from his wounds. After the war, Greene helped establish Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. Later, Greene was a minister in the United Brethren Church. In the 1870s, Greene was elected to the Kansas state legislature. In 1881, Greene accepted a position as superintendent of the asylum for imbecile children located in Lawrence, Kansas. While in Lawrence, Greene also worked as an editor of Lawrence newspapers.
Kansas Adjutant General. Muster Rolls, Kansas State Militia, Volume 1, 53.
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