Cobb County GaArchives News.....An  Old Vet Writes January 4, 1918
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The Marietta Journal And Courier January 4, 1918
In May and June of 1864 - 53 years ago, I was on Kennesaw Mountain, practicing 
with an Enfield rifle, rolling rocks down the north side of the mountain, right 
on living targets.

I had been at rifle practice ever since 1862, and I kept right on practicing 
until 1865, when my command surrendered in North Carolina. Since that time I 
have been fighting for a living for my wife and children, and to educate the 
children. Thank the good Lord, I am still among the living, but there are so 
few of the old Confederates left. I will give the names of all I know living 
from my company and I will say here they were all volunteers.

J.D. Perkinson, T.J. Perkinson, C. McKinney, T.R. Echols, William Stroud, and 
A.A. Griggs.

There may be a few more, I can not say though. One hundred and sixty men went 
with the company in 1862 to the war and only six of these were at the 
surrender, the others being disposed of one way or another.

A.A. Griggs,
Co.F, 1st Confederate Regiment Ga., Volunteers, Jackson’s Brigade.

(The practice of the big guns in old Cobb, with their echoes booming around the 
mountains, awaken memories of active and strenuous service, and the martial 
spirit is still alive in this old soldier. Even yet he would charge the German 
trenches with all the fire of youth. - Ed.)

[Transcribed 10/19/05 Lynn Cunningham]

Additional Comments:
Griggs, Archibald A. - Private May 1, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1864, last on 
file, shows him present. Pension records show he was captured in Paulding 
County, Georgia, September 1864. Escaped and joined Co. D, 1st Regiment Georgia 
Cavalry September 1864. (Not found on later command rolls covering period to 
December 1864.) (Born in Georgia March 1, 1841.)

At Macland Cemetery:
Griggs, Archibald, b. 1 Mar 1841, d. 5 Dec 1921
Griggs, Jane E., b. 11 Oct 1843, d. 28 July 1928

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