Elkanah Greer

Elkanah B. Greer
Born(1825-10-11)October 11, 1825
Paris, Tennessee, US
DiedMarch 25, 1877(1877-03-25) (aged 51)
DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, US
AllegianceUnited States of America
Confederate States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankPrivate
Brigadier General
CommandsGreer's Brigade
Battles / warsMexican–American War
American Civil War
Other workplanter, merchant, lawyer

Elkanah Brackin (or Bracken) Greer (October 11, 1825 – March 25, 1877) was an antebellum cotton planter, merchant, and then a general in the Confederate States Army who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.