Richard Griffith

1814–1862 (age 48)

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Photograph of Richard Griffith

Biography

Richard Griffith was born in 1814 and trained himself for service with a steady devotion to duty, answering the call when his state needed men of discipline and resolve. Whether assisting in engineering endeavors or shaping troops, he was regarded as a reliable figure in the communities that knew him.

He fell in 1862 while in the midst of the national struggle, and his remains were returned to Greenwood Cemetery, where his name stands as a quiet reminder of the officers who shouldered responsibility in dangerous times.