Major General Charles Griffin
Major general charles griffin staff created published photographed between 1861 and 1865 printed between 1880 and 1889 subject headings griffin charles 1825 1867 military service.
Major general charles griffin. Charles griffin december 18 1825 september 15 1867 was a career officer in the united states army and a union general in the american civil war. In 1860 he was an instructor at west point where he organized the army s field battery. Charles griffin december 18 1825 september 15 1867 was a career officer in the united states army and a union general in the american civil war he rose to command a corps in the army of the potomac and fought in many of the key campaigns in the eastern theater after the war he commanded the department of texas during reconstruction. At the start of the civil war he fought at the first.
Patterson in the campaign from vera cruz to puebla and after the war served against the navajo indians on general frontier service and then as instructor in artillery practice at west point until. Charles griffin december 18 1825 september 15 1867 was a career officer in the united states army and a union general in the american civil war he rose to command a corps in the army of the potomac and fought in many of the key campaigns in the eastern theater. Major general charles griffin. In the spring of 1862 griffin moved south as part of major general george b.
Mcclellan s army of the potomac for the peninsula campaign. Griffin fought in most of the major engagements of the war s eastern theater including the first battle of. During the early part of the advance he led the artillery attached to brigadier general fitz john porter s division of iii corps and saw action during the siege of yorktown. After the war he commanded the department of texas during reconstruction he was an ardent supporter of the congressional.
Civil war union army major general. After graduating from the united states military academy at west point new york in 1847 he served as a artillery officer in the southwest. A historical marker located near granville in licking county ohio. He was an ardent supporter of the congressional.
Born in 1825 he graduated from west point in 1847 and rose to prominence during the civil war. Charles griffin major general was born in licking county ohio in 1826 and was graduated at the united states military academy in 1847. In the mexican war he commanded a company under gen. Located 100 yards southeast of this marker is the boyhood home of major general charles griffin.
On june 12 griffin received a promotion to brigadier general and took command of.