Simon Goodell Griffin
Simon Goodell Griffin | |
---|---|
United States of America Union | |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Signature |
Simon Goodell Griffin (August 9, 1824 – January 14, 1902) was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, farmer, teacher, lawyer and New Hampshire state legislator.[1]
Pre-War
Simon G. Griffin was born at Nelson, New Hampshire on August 9, 1824. Both of his grandfathers were American Revolutionary War veterans. Griffin was a farmer and a teacher. He represented his town in the State legislature and was admitted to the bar in 1860.[1][2]
Civil War Service
During the American Civil War, Griffin served first as a captain in the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry from June 1, 1861 to October 31 of that year. He served as
Griffin's regiment was sent west with Major General
Returning east, Griffin commanded the Second Brigade, Second Division, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House and the Battle of Cold Harbor. He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers on May 30, 1864 to rank from May 12, 1864.[4]
When Major General
Post war
General Griffin was mustered out of the volunteer service on August 24, 1865. For gallantry at the Siege of Petersburg, on January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Griffin for the grade of brevet major general of volunteers, to rank from April 2, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[5]
After the war, Griffin returned to New Hampshire and was a manufacturer at Harrisville, New Hampshire.[1][2] He was elected five times to a seat in the New Hampshire Legislature, serving in the last two terms as Speaker. He spent several years in Texas where he speculated in land and railroads. He returned to Keene, New Hampshire where he wrote and participated in the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.[2] Griffin died in Keene, New Hampshire on January 14, 1902. He was buried in Keene at the Woodland Cemetery.[1][2]
General Griffin also was a local historian, co-author of:
Simon Goodell Griffin, Frank H Whitcomb and Octavius Applegate, Jr., A history of the town of Keene from 1732, when the township was granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it became a city, Keene, N.H., Sentinel Print. Co., 1904. Reprint: Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1980.
Simon Goodell Griffin and Ebenezer Tolman, Celebration by the town of Nelson, New Hampshire (originally called "Monadnick no. 6" and incorporated as "Packersfield") of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its first settlement, 1767-1917, New York: Evening post job Print. Office, Inc., 1917. Reprint: Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Company, 1998.[1]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 269.
- ^ ISBN 0-8071-0822-7. pp. 191–192.
- ^ A bust of General Griffin now stands near Grant Circle at the Vicksburg National Military Park. [1]
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 722.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 712.
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
{{cite encyclopedia}}
: Missing or empty |title=
(help