John Green
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Iowa 2nd district
In office
January 7, 1867  January 6, 1868
Preceded byJames Spensley
Succeeded byJefferson Rewey
Personal details
Born1834 (1834)
Scotland, UK
DiedJuly 17, 1877(1877-07-17) (aged 42–43)
Middleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service18641865
RankColonel, USV
Commands37th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Green (1834  July 17, 1877) was a Scottish American immigrant, merchant, and politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1867), and was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.[1]

Biography

Green was born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States with his parents and his nine siblings.[2]

In 1864, he organized a company of volunteers for the Union Army and was mustered into the 37th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment as the captain of Company C. He was injured while in the trenches in the Siege of Petersburg on June 17, 1864, and never fully recovered.[2] He was promoted to major on October 19, 1864, and was promoted to colonel in July 1865, after the war was technically ended.[2]

After the war, he served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southern Iowa County, and later worked as a merchant in Middleton, Wisconsin.[2]

He died July 17, 1877, after a long illness.[2]

References

  1. Watrous, J.A. (1891). "The Eagles and StarsWisconsin". War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. I: 134. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Death of Col. John Green". Wisconsin State Journal. July 17, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved July 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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