John Green

John Green served in the 54th United States Colored Regiment with Company H. The "1850 United States Federal Census for John Green" states that an individual named John Green was born around 1833 in Pennsylvania.¹ However, it is uncertain whether this John Green also served in the United States Colored Troops. In his "1850 United States Federal Census for John Green", John Green (an individual named John Green) was 18 years old and lived in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with 40-year-old Charles Green and 20-year-old Emily Green.² It is not stated in his census records whether Charles Green was John's father and whether Emily Green was his sister. There are no census records for 1860, but there are military service records and pension records for John Green. On April 15, 1863 John Green enlisted in the 54th United States Colored Regiment in Readville, Massachusetts.³ He was a 31-year-old laborer with brown eyes eyes and a "dark" complexion.⁴ He suffered a wound in battle of Boykins Mills on April 18, 1865.⁵ During battle, he was shot in his right arm, "fractioning [his] ulna" and was hospitalized at Charleston Hospital - shown on the right (not known whether the hospital was Roper's Hospital).⁶ On September 12, 1865, John filed for a "certificate of disability for discharge".⁷ He mustered out on August 20, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina with his company; the "54th Massachusetts Regiment: C to H" on the National Gallery of Art states that he survived the war at Fort Wagner.⁸  On April 13, 1877, he filed for an "invalid" status, with the following certificate number: 536852.⁹  In 1880, John was living in the First Ward of Carlisle, Pennsylvania with his 26-year-old wife, Sarah; his eight-year-old son, George; and his one-year-old daughter, Rachael.¹⁰ According to The (Carlisle) Sentinel, on November 17, 1896, John and a man, named Adolphus Wilkinson (colored) were imprisoned for "being overloaded with cheap whiskey and disorderliness".¹¹ On March 21, 1911, John (around 70 years old) passed away from an apoplexy at the county's almshouse in Middlesex Township.¹² His death certificate states that he was married and a laborer.¹³ He was buried in the Union Cemetery in Section C, Grave 3; his gravestone was marble and it had a G.A.R. star on it.¹⁴ The image "Tombstone for John Green" shows an image from Find A Grave of John Green's grave.¹⁵ There are currently no digitized or print images of John Green or his family members.

1. 1850 United States Federal Census for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pg. 378A.

2. 1850 United States Federal Census for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pg. 378A.

3. [Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. (2019), 3.

4. [Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. (2019), 3.

5. [Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. (2019), 23.

6. [Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. (2019), 23; "[Charleston, S.C. Roper's Hospital; a closer view.]" Photograph. Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1977.

7. [Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. (2019), 23.

8. Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the U.S. Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) [Textual Records], (2019), 18; National Gallery of Art. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment: C to H. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.

9. U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for John Green [database]. (2000)

10. 1880 United States Federal Census for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pg. 202B. 

11. "Old Offenders in the Toils." The Sentinel, 2.

12. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1967 for John Green. (2014)

13. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1967 for John Green. (2014)

14.  Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777-2012 for John Green [database]. (2010); Report for Veterans' Grave Registration Record. Past Perfect, 1934.

15.  "Tombstone for John Green." Digital Image. (2016).

Bibliography:

"[Charleston, S.C. Roper's Hospital; a closer view.]" Photograph. Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1977. From Library of Congress: Civil War photographs, 1861-1865. https://www.loc.gov/resource/cwpb.02432/.

Dudewicz, Douglas. "Tombstone for John Green." Digital Image. Find A Grave. September 11, 2016. Accessed June 12, 2019. findagrave.com/memorial/169748303/john-green/photo.

1850 United States Federal Census for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pg. 378A. NARA: Washington, 2009. ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/8054/4204716.

1880 United States Federal Census for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pg. 202B. NARA: Washington, 2010. ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/6742/4244330.

[Massachusetts] Green, John - Age 31, Year: 1863 - 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Freeland - Green. Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served with the U.S. Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) [Textual Records]; Record Group 94; National Archives at Washington, D.C. (ARC identifier 37266002) at www.archives.gov; June 13, 2019. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/37266002

National Gallery of Art. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment: C to H. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019. Online, https://www.nga.gov/collection/sculpture/fifty-fourth-regiment/fifty-fou...

"Old Offenders in the Toils." The Sentinel, November 17, 1896. Accessed June 12, 2019. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32793409/offender_john_green/.

Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1967 for John Green. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission: PA, 2014. ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/5164/41381.

Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777-2012 for John Green [database]. Ancestry.com. Series 1. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: PA, 2010. ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1967/31501.

Porter, W. Report for Veterans' Grave Registration Record. Past Perfect, Cumberland County Historical Society: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1934.

Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the U.S. Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) [Textual Records]; Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During American Civil War, 1890-1912; Record Group 94; National Archives at Washington, D.C. [online version available at Archival Research Catalog [ARC 37266002, www.archives.gov June 12, 2019.]

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment: C to H, National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C. https://www.nga.gov/collection/sculpture/fifty-fourth-regiment/fifty-fou....

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 for John Green [database]. Ancestry.com. NARA: Washington, 2000. ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/4654/32959.