Richard Griffith Military person

Richard Griffith (January 11, 1814 – June 29, 1862) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Savage's Station during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. He was one of a number of Confederate generals who were born in the North in Pennsylvania.

Personal facts

Richard Griffith
Birth dateJanuary 11, 1814
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Date of deathJune 29, 1862
Place of death
Richmond Virginia
Resting place
Jackson Mississippi , Greenwood Cemetery (Jackson Mississippi)

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allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Peninsula Campaign
Mexican–American War
military commandGriffith's Brigade
military unit
Army of Northern Virginia
service start1846
service end1846

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