JOHN GREEN, M.D. of Council Bluffs engaged in the practice of his profession in this city in February 1877 and has been constantly in practice since that time. Dr. Green was born in Morrow County, Ohio October 10, 1832. His father was Isaac Green who was born in New Jersey but went to Washington County, Pennsylvania in early manhood. He married Lettie Miller and removed to Morrow County, Ohio where they were pioneers and where they continued to live until death, the mother passing away in 1880 at the age of eighty-three years and the father several years later at the age of eighty-six years. The family of Isaac Green and wife consisted of four sons and four daughters. Two of each are now deceased.

The oldest of the family is William, who is still a resident of Morrow County, Ohio. The deceased brothers were Joseph M. and the Rev. Daniel Green. The latter was a Presbyterian clergyman who died in 1875. At the time of his death he was a resident of Kansas. He was for eighteen years a missionary in China. He left, at his decease, a wife and three children.

The subject of this notice was educated in the common schools of Ohio and was also for some time a student of the Presbyterian Academy at Martinsburg, Knox County, Ohio. He began the study of medicine in 1857 at Chesterville in his native state, and took a course of lectures at the medical department of Michigan State University at Ann Arbor in 1858-59. In April 1861 in response to the first call of President Lincoln for troops to aid in suppressing the Rebellion, r. Green entered the army as a private in Company B, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and on the reorganization of the company for three years' service, he was made First Lieutenant of his company and subsequently Adjutant of the regiment win which position he served until promoted to a captaincy. Soon after, with the rank of Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, he served under General John S. Mason and as aid of General Lander, and subsequently was on duty in the same capacity with General McDowell. He was mustered out of the service in August 1866 at Tucson, Arizona Territory, as Lieutenant Colonel by brevet.

Dr. Green was gallant and efficient soldier and served in many important campaigns of the war. He served with McClellan in West Virginia, early in the war taking part in the Battle of Roney. He was also at the first Battle of Winchester where General Shields defeated Stonewall Jackson, and also took part in the Battle of Port Republic. His command was then ordered to join the army of the Potomac where they arrived soon after McClellan's peninsular campaign closed. He took part in the second battle of Bull Run, where he had the honor of withdrawing the last picket line. Soon after this battle he was severely injured by being thrown from his horse at Georgetown and was confined to the hospital for about six months.

When able to rejoin his command, he was ordered to the Department of the Ohio then in command of General Rosecrans, but was assigned to duty at Camp Chase, Ohio where he remained six months. He was then ordered to San Francisco, where he reported to General McDowell, thence to Arizona, accompanying General McDowell as Adjutant General of the District of Arizona. He was discharged at Chesterville, Ohio at the date already given.

Dr. Green resumed his medical studies with Dr. John W. Russell of Vernon, Ohio and a prominent surgeon of that part of the state. He graduated at charity Hospital Medical College in 1866-67. He practiced in Ohio until he came here.

Dr. Green was married to Miss Mary A. Greenlee in November 1861. She was born in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio a daughter of Archibald Greenlee. Doctor Green and wife have three children: John A., Margaret L. and William M. Dr. Green stands high in the medical profession and is a worthy and esteemed citizen. He was a gallant soldier in the War of the Rebellion.

Contributed by: Darlene Vergamini