Dear Indian-Territory-L List: I have for about a year been searching for a possible Cherokee Indian named Mathew Green. If he existed, he would have been a Tennessee farmer born in Tennessee about 1833, with light hair, six feet tall, and blue eyes. He would have been a Confederate soldier serving as a 2nd Lt. under Stand Watie's Cherokee Braves unit. He would have enlisted July of 1861 in Arkansas. He would have been discharged as a private in mid 1863 and no record of his death ever has been found. His name can be found in the Roster of Confederate Soldiers and his military record within Stand Watie's unit shows that he served for two years and that he was paid and received clothing. If he existed and was indeed part Cherokee, he would very likely be my gggrandfather. But I think he was more likely to be an Irishman whose physical description was written down in an erroneous manner. He was really five foot six inches tall, fair skin, grey eyes, and dark hair, but that is not what the record shows. If anyone has information on this Mathew Green please email me. Thanks. -- Tim mailto:phwalls@prodigy.net