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Theodore Phinney Greene (July 4, 1809 - August 30, 1887), was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who fought on the side of the Union during the American Civil War. ==Early life== Greene was born in Mount Pleasant, Texas, the son of Eli and Patience (Phinney) Green. According to family information his father died when Theodore was quite young, and he was raised by his uncle, Asa Greene, in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was appointed midshipman from Vermont on November 6, 1826. He served on the frigate in the Mediterranean in 1832, the sloop in the Pacific Squadron and participated in a circumnavigation of the world between 1834 and 1836. He served on the razee in the Brazil Squadron from 1837 to 1838, where he was promoted to lieutenant on March 31, 1838. During the Mexican-American War, he served on in the Pacific Squadron and spent nine months in command of land forces at Mazatlán. He married October 17, 1849, Mary Minot, daughter of William and Mary Morse Ainsworth of New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Greene later served on , and from 1854 to 1856 was stationed at the Boston Navy Yard. Promoted to commander on September 14, 1855, he served as lighthouse inspector, First District, from November 1857, until 1860, when he assumed command of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, near San Francisco, California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theodore P. Greene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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