Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Charles Griffin

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                                  GRIFFIN
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   GRIFFIN, GEN. CHARLES, born in Ohio, 1826. Graduated at West Point.
   Served in Mexican war and against Navajo Indians. Instructor at West
   Point, 1859-61. Commanded a division at Malvern Hill, second Bull Run,
   Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and in Wilderness campaign. At
   Lee's surrender received arms and colors of Army of Northern Virginia.
   Brevetted brigadier and major-general in regular army. Commanded
   district of Maine. Transferred to Texas, and died of yellow fever at
   Galveston, September 15, 1867.