David & Elizabeth had three sons and three sons-in-law that
fought during the Civil War. Three fought for the Union and
three for the Confederacy.
John Culpepper Green (7th Tennessee Cavalry USA)
James D. R. Green (7th Tennessee Cavalry USA)
Thomas L. Green (20th Tennessee Cavalry CSA)
Son-in-law James Taylor (7th Tennessee Cavalry USA)
Son-in-law William Rogers (21st Tennessee Infantry CSA)
Son-in-law Joseph Smith (21st Tennessee Infantry CSA)3 4
Sources:
- An Inventory of Antebellum Tombstone Inscriptions Carroll County, Tennessee
- David R. Green's Will
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service
- 1890 Federal Census, Veterans Schedule