Bernard Peyton Green

Bernard Peyton Green M V R C P T K Y Photo: “B. G. Green” in 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: 9 September 1842,[1662] Richmond.[1663] Married: Died: 19 September 1902; buried Warrenton Cemetery.[1664] Obituary: ““Bernard P. Green, …has ‘bowed and walked beyond the stars, carrying with him the love of every comrade and the respect and esteem of all who knew him.”[1665] See Obituary Chapter. Children: Parents and Siblings: Mary Roane Ritchie[1666] and Thomas Green.[1667] His father was proprietor of Fauquier Springs.[1668] Their father, Thomas Green of Culpeper, Virginia, also wed Lucy (Watkins). The cavalryman’s half- sister was Mary Frances (Green).[1669] Brother Thomas Richie Green [BH]. source? Other Family: Bernard Peyton Green’s father, Thomas Green, was the uncle of Moses Magill Green; Bernard and Moses were first cousins. See Moses Magill Green for more family information. “Two of the sons of Thomas Green (by a second marriage), Thomas Ritchie and Bernard Peyton Green, were soldiers in the Confederate army during the war of 1861–1865. Both [were] members of the famous “Black Horse Cavalry,” the latter also serving as a private courier on the staff of General Jackson.” Bernard’s sister Mary wed William James Stone, Jr. One of her sons, George Blagdon Stone (nephew to the Green cavalrymen), wed the daughter of John Daniel Payne [BH], Minerva Winston (Payne).[1670] One Thomas Green who wed thrice was brother of Archibald Magill Green, father of M. M. Green [BH].[1671] [NOTE:in other words, we think that these cavalrymen were first cousins, but we don’t know for absolute sure that M. M. Green’s uncle & B. P. Green’s father were the same Thomas Green.] Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Mr. Bernard P. Green of Washington, a member of ‘the old Black Horse troop’…”[1672] See Stories Chapter. One Mr. Green was an honorary pallbearer at the 1909 funeral of Robert Allison Hart.[1673] “On the 18th of May, 1861,”… “soldiers in the Spartan sense”… “observed a Masonic sign”… “always counted on the Black Horse in emergencies”… “a gem of eloquence”… “an old Black Horseman… said the other day”….[1674] See Stories Chapter under The Black Horse Troop. “Mr. Bernard P. Green of Washington, a member of the “old Black Horse troop” who delighted in being “on the firing line” contented himself Xmas week in touching glasses with old comrades, and taking “snap-shots” at passing pretty girls. He carries only one in his locket.”[1675] CSR: Over 5’, light complexion; enlisted 1 August 1861 Manassas; Sgt.; wounded May 1862 Fredericksburg; absent for horse December 1862; wounded Yellow Tavern; wounded Five Forks; paroled 18 May 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Sergeant.[1676] Promoted 2nd Cpl.[1677] Listed as an officer.[1678] Second Corporal, wounded on retreat from Richmond, April 1, 1865. Warrenton.[1679] “Bunny Green.”[1680] Bernard Peyton Green “…also serving as a private courier on the staff of General Jackson.”[1681] [NOTE:verify quotn is at source—photocopy in source binder under Tyler.]