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Green Berry Raum
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Green B. Raum
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| Born | December 3, 1829 Golconda, Illinois |
| Died | December 18, 1909 (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of the Tennessee |
| Commands held | 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVII Corps 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XV Corps |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | U.S. congressman, lawyer, author, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service |
Green Berry Raum (December 3, 1829 – December 18, 1909) was an important person in American history. He was a lawyer, an author, and even served in the U.S. Congress for Illinois. During the American Civil War, he was a brigadier general in the Union Army.
He fought in the war's Western Theater (the area west of the Appalachian Mountains). He led both an infantry regiment and a larger group called a brigade in many big battles. After the war, he also led the Internal Revenue Service for seven years. He wrote many history books about politics and Illinois.
Early Life and Education
Green Berry Raum was born in Golconda, Illinois, in 1829. He went to local schools there. Later, he studied law. In 1853, he became a lawyer and worked in Golconda until 1856.
He then moved to Kansas and practiced law for two years. After that, he returned to Illinois and settled in Harrisburg.
Serving in the Civil War
When the Civil War began, Raum joined the Union Army in September 1861. He started as a Major in the 56th Illinois Infantry regiment. By 1862, he became the Colonel, which is the leader of the regiment.
He and his regiment fought under General William Rosecrans during the 1862 Siege of Corinth in Mississippi. During this battle, Raum led a brave charge that broke the Confederate Army's lines and captured their cannons.
In 1863, he was part of General Ulysses S. Grant's army. This army surrounded and captured Vicksburg, Mississippi. Later, Raum led the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division in the XVII Corps during the Chattanooga Campaign. He was hurt during the Battle of Missionary Ridge in November 1863.
During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, Raum's brigade protected important supply lines. These lines ran from Dalton to Acworth and from Kingston to Rome. On September 19, 1864, he was given the honorary rank of brigadier general. In October, he defended Resaca, Georgia, against General John Bell Hood.
Raum was officially promoted to brigadier general on February 15, 1865. He continued to serve until the war ended. He led the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division in the XV Corps during the Carolinas Campaign in early 1865.
Life After the War
Green Berry Raum left the army on May 6, 1865, and went back home to Illinois. In 1866, he helped start the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad Company. He made sure it was built and became its first president.
He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Congress. He served from March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869. He tried to be re-elected in 1868 but was not successful.
From 1876 to 1883, he worked as the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue. This job involved collecting taxes for the government. In 1880, he was the acting leader of the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
From 1889 to 1893, he was the United States Commissioner of Pensions. In this role, he decided which Civil War veterans would receive pensions (money payments). He continued to work as a lawyer in Chicago until he passed away there on December 18, 1909. He and his wife, Maria Field, are buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Books Written by Raum
Green Berry Raum also wrote several books about history and politics:
- The Existing Conflict between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy. 1884.
- "Finance and Labor and the Great Danger of the Hour": Speech Delivered by Hon. Green B. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, at Peoria, Illinois, October 12, 1878.
- History of Illinois Republicanism. 1900.
- "National Development". Speech of Hon. Green B. Raum, Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 13, 1868.
- Twenty Years of Republican Rule. 1882.
