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Greene, Samuel Dana 1839-1884

Naval officer; born in Cumberland, Md., Feb. 11, 1839; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1859. When the Civil War broke out he was assigned to the ironclad Monitor, and during her action with the Merrimac he directed every shot that was fired, until he took command in place of Lieutenant Worden, who had been wounded. He served on the Monitor till she sank near Cape Hatteras. He was promoted commander in 1872. He died in Portsmouth Navy-yard, N. H., Dec. 11, 1884.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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