Francis C. Green was born in
Mount Vernon, Indiana on December 2, 1846. While living in
San Francisco, California, he joined the
U.S. Army and was assigned to frontier duty with the
8th U.S. Cavalry in the
Arizona Territory. He participated in campaigns against
Vittorio and
Nana during the 1860s and eventually rose to the rank of
sergeant. Green particularly won distinction in several battles against the
Apache during 1868 and 1869, and was one of eight members of the 8th Cavalry to receive the
Medal of Honor for "bravery in scouts and actions with indians" on September 6, 1869. The other men who were awarded included Sgt.
Wilbur N. Taylor, Cpl. Jacob Gunther, Cpl. David A. Matthews, Sgt. James McNally, Sgt. John Moriarity, Pvt. Samuel Richman and Pvt. Otto Smith. Green later settled in
Erin, Tennessee where he died March 13, 1905, at age 69. He was later buried in an unmarked grave near Courthouse Square. ==Medal of Honor citation==