There he married there the oldest daughter of Colonel Angus William McDonald, and returned to Charles Town, where he continued his practice.
When the American Civil War began, he joined the Confederate States Army as a private in an infantry company, and was in the First Battle of Manassas.
[1] In the autumn of 1861, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and served one session, returning to combat when he was not engaged in the legislature.
[1] At his death, one West Virginia newspaper declared: "Judge Green stood at the head of his profession in this State, and his private character was as pure as his opinions were able.
E. Willis Wilson appointed Daniel B. Lucas, who was Green's law partner for many years, to replace him on the court.