Ladson Mills Greer died in Plymouth, North Carolina of wounds on May 5th, 1864 after the Battle of Plymouth. It is not clear if his body was brought back to Hendersonville after his death in Plymouth. Also, upon the sale of Greer property, Charles Greer family burials and monuments were moved to Pleasant Hill Cemetery. This military monument was placed at Pleasant Hill in his memory in 2007.
Company Muster Rolls:
Company Muster Roll dated April 12 to August 31, 1862 show Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by H. E. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Present as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops.
Company Muster Roll dated September and October, 1862 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. H. E. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Present as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Devine to August 31, 1862.
Company Muster Roll dated November and December,1862 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Present as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Levine to August 31, 1862.
Company Muster Roll dated January and February,1863 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Present as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Barnes to December 31, 1862.
Company Muster Roll dated March and April,1863 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Present as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Barnes to February 28, 1863.
Company Muster Roll dated May and June,1863 shows that he enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years and he was Absent as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Barnes to February 28, 1863. Remarks state “Sick in Hospital at Petersburg June 4th 1863.”
Company Muster Roll dated July and August,1863 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years or during the war and he was Absent as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid June 30, 1983. Remarks state “Sick in Hospital Petersburg Va. June 4th, 1863.”
Company Muster Roll dated September and October,1863 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years or the war and he was Absent as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Wallace to June 30, 1863. Remarks state “Sick in Hospital at Petersburg June 4, 1863.”
Company Muster Roll dated November and December,1863 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years or the war and he was Absent as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Wallach to June 30, 1862. Remarks state “Sick in Hospital at Petersburg June 4, 1863.”
Company Muster Roll dated January and February,1864 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years or the war and he was Absent as a Private in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt Walloch to June 30, 1864. Remarks state “In Hospital at Petersburg Va June 4th 1863.”
Company Muster Roll dated February 29 to June 30,1864 shows that Ladson M. Greer enlisted April 12, 1862 in Hendersonville by Capt. Lane for a period of 3 years in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. Last paid by Capt. Wallach to June 30, 1863. Remarks state “Died from wound at Plymouth N.C. May 5, 1864.”
Roll of Honor for Ladson M. Greer shows that he served in Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry State Troops. It shows Henderson County, date of entrance into service was April 12, 1862, age 18, and was a Volunteer.
L. M. Greer appears on a Register of claims of Deceased Officers and Soldiers from North Carolina which were filed for settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department for Company G., 56th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Troops. By whom presented Chas Greer, father. When filed December 17, 1864.
Military Service – Excerpts from Civil War National Archives for Ladson Mills Greer who served as a Confederate States of America soldier in Company G of the 56th North Carolina Infantry. His available military records include the following documents.
Company Muster-in and Descriptive Roll dated May 23, 1862 at Camp Mangum shows that Ladson M. Greer enrolled for active service on April 12, 1862 in Henderson County as a Private in Capt. Henry E. Lane’s Company (Henderson Blues), North Carolina Volunteers. It shows that he was born in Henderson, N.C. and was 18 years, his occupation was a farmer and his height was 5 feet 11 inches. He could not write and marked his Oath of Allegiance to the State of North Carolina with an “x.”