{"id":5616,"date":"2021-12-06T09:25:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/?p=5616"},"modified":"2022-11-12T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:47:58","slug":"book-review-washingtons-general-nathanael-greene-by-terry-golway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/book-review-washingtons-general-nathanael-greene-by-terry-golway\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review | Washington&#8217;s General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution by Terry Golway"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_9b6b61-90\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_0bf692-f8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_0bf692-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_0bf692-f8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Of all the people who achieved military fame during the American Revolution, Nathanael Greene was one of the least likely people to have earned such distinction. He was born into a well-off Quaker family, suffered from asthma, walked with a limp, was prone to self pity, and never won a battle as an independent commander. In spite of this, Greene emerged as George Washington\u2019s most trusted general and a successful commander in his own right. So much so that Washington selected him to take over the Continental Army should he be killed or incapacitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far-fetched as all this sounds, Terry Golway does an excellent job (for the most part) describing how it happened in his biography,&nbsp;<em>Washington\u2019s General<\/em>. Golway tells Greene\u2019s remarkable story (without glossing over any of Greene\u2019s faults as a man or a soldier) and goes a long way toward resuscitating the reputation of the often-overlooked general and restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of Revolutionary War heroes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_8a965b-3e\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_3c5fdb-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image_8574ea-c1.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_8574ea-c1 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_8574ea-c1.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_8574ea-c1 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_8574ea-c1 figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_8574ea-c1 .image-is-svg, .kb-image_8574ea-c1 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_8574ea-c1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_8574ea-c1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-book-about-Nathanael-greene.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-book-about-Nathanael-greene.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-book-about-Nathanael-greene-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-book-about-Nathanael-greene-500x374.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_9578cf-7c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;margin-top:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_9578cf-7c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_9578cf-7c\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tsfp04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Shop For Washington&#8217;s General<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No one would have foresaw Greene\u2019s achievements as a military commander. He was born into a Rhode Island Quaker family in 1742, but as tensions between Great Britain and its North American Colonies heightened, Greene revolted against his parents\u2019 pacifism and what was, for him, the suffocating silence of the Quaker meetings. Largely self-educated (his father did not believe in formal schooling), he read widely and had a particular affection for military histories. Within three years of his father\u2019s death in 1770, his Quaker meeting disowned him for his immoderate military ardor and unrespectable behavior. Greene felt freed from the \u201cobstacle\u201d of what he considered superstitious belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene had to overcome more than his family\u2019s religious beliefs. He walked with a limp and, although he \u201cdid not conceive it to be so great,\u201d his fellow Rhode Island militiamen in 1774 refused to elect him as an officer as he did not appear martial enough. Greene suffered other physical ailments as well, the aforementioned asthma and problems with his right eye. Golway does not bear down on a psychological interpretation as far as he might, but he makes it apparent that war furnished the opening for Greene to break out of his \u201cmorbid self-absorption,\u201d insecurities, and self-pitying inclinations, though these characteristics would emerge time and again with other military and political leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_aaf5b9-8f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_aaf5b9-8f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_aaf5b9-8f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_aaf5b9-8f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_aaf5b9-8f figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_aaf5b9-8f .image-is-svg, .kb-image_aaf5b9-8f .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_aaf5b9-8f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_aaf5b9-8f\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/terry-golway-nathaneal-green-bio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/terry-golway-nathaneal-green-bio.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/terry-golway-nathaneal-green-bio-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/terry-golway-nathaneal-green-bio-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene had monetary as well as psychological reasons to champion the patriot cause. The British schooner Gaspee captured a ship owned by his mercantile family in 1772. Greene\u2019s cousin was the captain. The Greene family sued the British officer who seized the ship, and Rhode Islander\u2019s would ultimately torch the Gaspee. Shortly thereafter, Greene lost his own business when an accidental fire reduced the family\u2019s iron forge to ashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene\u2019s social connections secured him a new vocation when the Rhode Island Assembly commissioned him to command the colony\u2019s Army of Observation in 1775. A few months later, the Continental Congress made him the youngest brigadier general in the newly formed army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene certainly has gaps in his biography where the narrator (and the reader) can only wonder. How did this unschooled man (though well-read) become a general in Washington\u2019s army at 32? The mystery deepens when Golway points out that six months prior his military rank was private. Besides not promoting him for lack of a martial demeanor, his fellow Rhode Islanders pointed out that he spoiled their marching form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In six months Greene made his leap from private to general, and there is simply no documentation, as the author points out, to explain this astonishing ascent. What seems evident to me, however, is that Greene, like Alexander Hamilton, had a gift for piquing the interest of better educated and better placed men.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_188f7d-81.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_188f7d-81 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_188f7d-81.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_188f7d-81 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_188f7d-81 figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_188f7d-81 .image-is-svg, .kb-image_188f7d-81 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_188f7d-81 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_188f7d-81\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/george-washington-books.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/george-washington-books.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/george-washington-books-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/george-washington-books-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene first met George Washington on July 4, 1775, and for the next seven years, the two frequently served together. Washington\u2019s studied detachment intensified Greene\u2019s insecurity. He hungered for acknowledgement from a man who did not extend lavish praise, and as a result he labored incessantly to make an impression. He drilled his troops, demanded good order in camp, and kept the paperwork moving across his desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington noticed and gave Greene command of Long Island, but he became sick and missed the battle, which was a triumph for the British. Greene then commanded New Jersey troops, but he suffered a disastrous loss when the British took Ft. Washington and 3000 prisoners. Greene heard the criticism, fretted that Washington would remove him from duty, and professed to feeling \u201cmad, vext, sick, and sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that low point in 1776, Greene steadily built his profession. He was with Washington at Trenton, Princeton, and Brandywine. Yet his letters to Washington show that he made demands, asking for acknowledgement of his services such as few men would dare to seek. Washington wrote \u201cYou sir, are considered my favorite officer.\u201d As Golway points out, the passive voice concealed exactly who it was who felt that way.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_9de611-94.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_9de611-94 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_9de611-94.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_9de611-94 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_9de611-94 figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_9de611-94 .image-is-svg, .kb-image_9de611-94 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_9de611-94 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_9de611-94\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/valley-forge-Nathaniel-greene.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/valley-forge-Nathaniel-greene.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/valley-forge-Nathaniel-greene-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/valley-forge-Nathaniel-greene-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene was with Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78 and at Morristown the following winter. So, too, were several of the generals\u2019 wives including Caty Greene, a lively woman whom Nathanael had married in 1774 when she was 19. Caty turned heads and loved flirting with officers in camp. And Nathanael, for his part, lusted for his wife. Nearly every time she left her husband\u2019s quarters, she returned home pregnant. Unfortunately, none of her letters to her husband survived but Golway makes clear that love was never far removed from war in Greene\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Valley Forge, Greene and Washington had their wives, and the comforts that came with their status, but common soldiers starved and froze. Greene\u2019s foraging forays saved lives, and Washington asked him to take the position of quartermaster general, whose responsibilities included amassing and transporting supplies for troops on the march.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene was hesitant to accept (\u201cNobody ever heard of a quartermaster in history,\u201d he complained), but he could not say no to his commander. For two years, Greene served brilliantly and restored the Continental\u2019s supply flow. He was also not above lining his own pockets by granting contracts to companies owned by the Greene family and their partners. He kept his rank as major general and insisted on taking part in field operations. When he resigned from the post in 1780, he was seeking military glory on the battlefield only.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_1212db-8c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_1212db-8c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_1212db-8c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_1212db-8c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_1212db-8c figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_1212db-8c .image-is-svg, .kb-image_1212db-8c .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_1212db-8c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_1212db-8c\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Guilford-Courthouse-National-Military-Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Guilford-Courthouse-National-Military-Park.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Guilford-Courthouse-National-Military-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Guilford-Courthouse-National-Military-Park-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the American cause finally looked lost, when Cornwallis began his sweep through the deep South on his way to Virginia, destroying two American armies during his march, Washington turned to Greene, advising him to avoid major confrontations but to keep Cornwallis moving further away from his supply depots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fall of 1780, Greene was given the independent command he always craved when he was appointed to replace Horatio Gates, a man he disliked after the disastrous battle at Camden, SC. Taking over with few troops, no supplies, and few prospects of getting any, he made the most of his chance by constructing an unconventional plan based on movement and reliance on the normally undependable state militias and partisan warfare. He even proposed to the state legislatures that they enlist slaves into the army, something they turned down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greene\u2019s most famous battle was the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March, 1781, where he finally felt strong enough to meet the British head on. On the verge of winning, Lord Cornwallis snatched a costly victory from the jaws of defeat by turning his own artillery on his own men as well as Greene\u2019s. While Cornwallis marched to his end at Yorktown, Greene moved south, taking on the enemy at Eutaw Spring, SC. Again things were going well, but the Americans got into the English rum supply and were forced to retreat when the British counterattacked. It was Greene\u2019s last chance at achieving a battlefield victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he did not win a battle in 1781, the British paid a severe price chasing him across the South and suffering huge losses in manpower at Guilford Courthouse (Lord Cornwallis lost one-quarter of his men) and Eutaw Springs. Washington, never one to gush, told Greene simply that his accomplishments \u201cadd not a little to your reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_dfb380-03.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image_dfb380-03 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_dfb380-03.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image_dfb380-03 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image_dfb380-03 figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image_dfb380-03 .image-is-svg, .kb-image_dfb380-03 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image_dfb380-03 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_dfb380-03\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mulberry-grove.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mulberry-grove.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mulberry-grove-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mulberry-grove-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/georgiahistory.com\/education-outreach\/historical-markers\/hidden-histories\/mulberry-grove-plantation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pic From Georgia History<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With Cornwallis\u2019 surrender at Yorktown, the fighting was done. For his services in the South, Greene received gifts of landed estates from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. A 2,000 acre plantation outside of Savannah became the Greene\u2019s home when they decided to leave Rhode Island and his failing businesses in 1785 and seek prosperity in the South, where he was revered as a hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greene\u2019s new life included slaves but it was not profitable and Greene wrote to friends exclaiming financial distress. On June 19, 1786, while walking the grounds he suffered a sunstroke and died at age 44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would have hoped that Golway would have delved a little more into how someone raised as a Quaker (the first denomination opposed to slavery) could embrace owning and trading slaves. Indeed, Greene had defended the use of black troops during the war and he thought they should earn their freedom fighting for the patriot cause. I would have welcomed some discussion on this subject. If Golways\u2019s book has a weakness, this is it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_5d8fd0-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div 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.kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_922a00-10\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-books-about-georgia-revolutions-war.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-books-about-georgia-revolutions-war.jpg 600w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-books-about-georgia-revolutions-war-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techwriteredc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-books-about-georgia-revolutions-war-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_c0acc5-eb{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem 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A man who achieved a great degree of fame but never seemed satisfied. But kudos to Terry Golway for returning a forgotten patriot to his proper place in American history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all the people who achieved military fame during the American Revolution, Nathanael Greene was one of the least likely people to have earned such distinction. 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