Texas Rangers, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 9, 1873
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 9, 1873
Weapon Used: Rifle; Winchester
Suspect Info: Not available
First Sergeant John Green was shot and killed near Helotes, Bexar County, by a member of his ranger company whom he had reprimanded.
Sergeant Green had placed the man on watch duty overnight as the company camped while on a patrol. The private had failed to request relief during the night and it is believed that Sergeant Green reprimanded him as a result. As Sergeant Green saddled his horse in the morning the man shot him with a Winchester rifle before fleeing into the brush.
It is not known if the subject was ever caught.
Sergeant Green had served with the Texas Rangers for 11 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.