George Green (Medal of Honor)

{{Short description|American soldier of the American Civil War}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = George Green

| image = George Green (Medal of Honor).jpg

| birth_date = July 16, 1840

| death_date = February 10, 1898

| birth_place = Elsham, Lincolnshire, England

| death_place = Ohio

| placeofburial = Troy, Ohio

| allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}}

| branch = {{army|USA}}

| serviceyears = 1861–1864

| rank = Corporal

| unit = {{Flagicon|Ohio}} Company H, 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment

| battles = Battle of Chaffin's Farm
American Civil War

| awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

George Green (July 16, 1840 – February 10, 1898) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Green received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.{{Cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1018|title=George Green|access-date=July 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728034104/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1018|archive-date=July 28, 2014}} Green's medal was won for his actions in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 25, 1863. He was honored with the award on January 12, 1892.{{Cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#KRAMER|title=Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients|accessdate=July 23, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606203802/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#KRAMER|url-status=dead}}

Green was born in Elsham, Lincolnshire, England. He joined the US Army from Columbus, Ohio in April 1861, and mustered out with his regiment in June 1864. He was buried in Troy, Ohio.