Greenfield Quarles | |
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![]() Greenfield Quarles in Virginia Military Institute uniform | |
Born | |
Died | January 14, 1921[1]
Helena, Arkansas, US
[1] | (aged 73)
Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery 34°32′34″N 90°35′27″W / 34.54280°N 90.59080°W |
Alma mater | Virginia Military Institute [1] |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, judge, soldier [1] |
Known for | Founder of the Sigma Nu Fraternity [2] |
Spouse | Ida Gist [1] |
Children | One daughter [1] |
Parent | John Nicholas Quarles [1] |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America United States |
Service/ |
Confederate States Army United States Army |
Rank |
Private (Confederate States Army)
[1] Major (United States Army, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry) [1] |
Greenfield Quarles (April 1, 1847 – January 14, 1921) was a Confederate States Army and United States Army soldier, judge, [1] and one of the founders of the Sigma Nu fraternity. [2]
Born in Christian County, Kentucky, his family moved to Arkansas in 1851. [1] Quarles was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. During his time there, along with James Frank Hopkins and James McIlvaine Riley founded the Sigma Nu Fraternity. [2] In 1873, Quarles married his wife Ida Gist and had a daughter. In his early professional life, Quarles was a public servant having been elected a first district prosecuting attorney, a county judge, and probate judge. [1]
Quarles served in the Confederate States Army during the civil war as a Private. After the war, he became a charter member of Camp Cawley of the United Confederate Veterans of Helena, Arkansas. [1]
During the Spanish–American War, Quarles volunteered with the Arkansas Volunteer Infantry ( Arkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War) when called upon by the United States Army as a Major. Quarles did not participate in any battles in Cuba during the war. [1]
During World War I, Quarles served as a special agent to the United States Government. [1]
Quarles died at his home in Helena, Arkansas. [1]
Greenfield Quarles | |
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![]() Greenfield Quarles in Virginia Military Institute uniform | |
Born | |
Died | January 14, 1921[1]
Helena, Arkansas, US
[1] | (aged 73)
Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery 34°32′34″N 90°35′27″W / 34.54280°N 90.59080°W |
Alma mater | Virginia Military Institute [1] |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, judge, soldier [1] |
Known for | Founder of the Sigma Nu Fraternity [2] |
Spouse | Ida Gist [1] |
Children | One daughter [1] |
Parent | John Nicholas Quarles [1] |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America United States |
Service/ |
Confederate States Army United States Army |
Rank |
Private (Confederate States Army)
[1] Major (United States Army, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry) [1] |
Greenfield Quarles (April 1, 1847 – January 14, 1921) was a Confederate States Army and United States Army soldier, judge, [1] and one of the founders of the Sigma Nu fraternity. [2]
Born in Christian County, Kentucky, his family moved to Arkansas in 1851. [1] Quarles was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. During his time there, along with James Frank Hopkins and James McIlvaine Riley founded the Sigma Nu Fraternity. [2] In 1873, Quarles married his wife Ida Gist and had a daughter. In his early professional life, Quarles was a public servant having been elected a first district prosecuting attorney, a county judge, and probate judge. [1]
Quarles served in the Confederate States Army during the civil war as a Private. After the war, he became a charter member of Camp Cawley of the United Confederate Veterans of Helena, Arkansas. [1]
During the Spanish–American War, Quarles volunteered with the Arkansas Volunteer Infantry ( Arkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War) when called upon by the United States Army as a Major. Quarles did not participate in any battles in Cuba during the war. [1]
During World War I, Quarles served as a special agent to the United States Government. [1]
Quarles died at his home in Helena, Arkansas. [1]