Rixeyville in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel John Green of Liberty Hall

Col. John Green of Liberty Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

1. Col. John Green of Liberty Hall Marker

Inscription. John Green was born to Robert and Elizabeth Dunn Green at Liberty Hall in 1730. He married Susanna Blackwell in 1756 and they had eight children. He served Culpeper in the St. Mark's Parish Vestry and as a House of Burgesses member. In 1775, he led the regular rifle company of the Culpeper Minutemen as a Captain in the 1st VA Reg. By 1778, he was promoted to Colonel, assigned to the 10th VA Reg, later with the 6th VA Reg until the end of the war. Gen. Henry Lee referred to Green as "one of the bravest of the brave." The Continental Congress commended Green for meritorious achievement, and he was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Green died in 1793 from old war wounds and was buried at Liberty Hall, then reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery in 1911.

Erected 2025 by Museum of Culpeper History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 38° 33.763′ N, 77° 55.474′ W. Marker is in Rixeyville, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is at the intersection

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of Mount Zion Church Road (Virginia Route 625) and Liberty Hall/Plantation Loop, on the right when traveling north on Mount Zion Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rixeyville VA 22737, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Fork Episcopal Church (approx. 3 miles away); The Little Fork Rangers Monument (approx. 3 miles away); Little Fork Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rixeyville (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Brandy Station

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

2. Col. John Green of Liberty Hall Marker

View north up Mt. Zion Church Road.

(approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rixeyville.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

3. Col. John Green of Liberty Hall Marker

View south with the entrance to the Liberty Hall property in the background. Privately held, Liberty Hall hosts events throughout the year - though the house post-dates the Civil War and is no longer the house Col. Green knew.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 114 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.