Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. He served during the Revolutionary War as Colonel and commander the 10th Virginia Infantry regiment from January 1778 until September 1778. He assumed command of the unit while it was in the brutal Winter Encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and led it until he was transferred to the 5th Virginia Infantry regiment. After the war he became a founding member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Originally interred on the grounds of Liberty Hall, his family home in Culpepper County, Virginia, he was re-interred at Arlington on July 31, 1911. Colonel John Green has been deceased longer than any other person buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He is one of eleven Revolutionary War Veterans re-interred at Arlington.
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. He served during the Revolutionary War as Colonel and commander the 10th Virginia Infantry regiment from January 1778 until September 1778. He assumed command of the unit while it was in the brutal Winter Encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and led it until he was transferred to the 5th Virginia Infantry regiment. After the war he became a founding member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Originally interred on the grounds of Liberty Hall, his family home in Culpepper County, Virginia, he was re-interred at Arlington on July 31, 1911. Colonel John Green has been deceased longer than any other person buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He is one of eleven Revolutionary War Veterans re-interred at Arlington.
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John Green
Colonel 10th Virginia Volunteers
Revolutionary War
Born and died at Liberty Hall,
Culpeper Co., Virginia
1730-1793
Commanded one of the first
companies of Minute Men of
Culpeper County
Organized and commanded
a company in the Continental Line
Commended by the Continental
Congress and directed to be
presented a sword for meritorious
service . Original member of the Society of the
Cincinnati
Family Members
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