After the war Greene returned to Rhode Island. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia voted him large tracts of lands for his service. Because of the dishonesty of a businessman named Banks, Greene had to liquidate all of his fortunes in Rhode Island including his family home and his awards from southern states in order to pay for war expenses that were supposed to be financed by Banks. Banks had asked Greene to personally guarantee his financing and then Banks himself never paid the debts.
Greene kept the plantation Mulberry Grove that he received from the state of Georgia for his services. He and his family settled there in 1785. Greene died unexpectedly of sunstroke in 1786, at the age of forty-four.
Greene was the only general, other than George Washington and Henry Knox, to serve the entire eight years of the war.
Initially buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery, Greene was reinterred in 1902 beneath the monument erected in his honor at Johnson Square. The remains of his son, George Washington Greene, are buried there as well.
Greene kept the plantation Mulberry Grove that he received from the state of Georgia for his services. He and his family settled there in 1785. Greene died unexpectedly of sunstroke in 1786, at the age of forty-four.
Greene was the only general, other than George Washington and Henry Knox, to serve the entire eight years of the war.
Initially buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery, Greene was reinterred in 1902 beneath the monument erected in his honor at Johnson Square. The remains of his son, George Washington Greene, are buried there as well.