This is the man who Fort Green on Folly Island was named after he died at Fort Wagner.
From the October 27, 2014, Smithsonian "A Civil War treasure returns to Long Island" by Joshua Ruff of the Long Island Museum of American Arts, History and Carriages.
The sword is three feet long with a silver grip and a gilt decorated blade. The inscription reads: "Presented to Major James M. Green, 48th Reg. N.Y.S.V. by the members of Company F. The sword and scabbard were loaned by the Smithsonian to the Long island museum.
More than 36,000 Long Islanders served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Green was a 32-year-old Brooklyn resident when he enlisted in the 71st New York Infantry Regiment as a private and fought at the Battle of First Bull Run.
--Old Secesh
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