George King Griggs
Born: September 12, 1839
Birthplace: Henry County, Virginia
Father: Wesley Griggs 1808 – 1848
Mother: Susan W. “Sarah” King 1824 – 1879
(Buried: Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, Virginia)
1st Wife: Sallie Boyd 1839 – 1893
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Boatwright 1855 – 1921
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)
Children:
Albert Boyd Griggs 1866 – 1919
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)
James Henry Griggs 1867 – 1950
(Buried: Moons Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Providence, North Carolina)
Archie Wesley Griggs 1868 – 1948
(Buried: Stuart Cemetery, Stuart, Virginia)
Alice Pendleton Griggs 1898 – Unknown
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)
Education:
Attended Virginia Military Institute
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Captain of Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in head during the Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Antietam
1863: Major of 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded in thigh during the Battle of Gettysburg
1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Drewry's Bluff
1865: Brigade leader at Appomattox Court House Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Superintendent of Danville & Western Railroad
Died: October 14, 1915
Place of Death: Danville, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
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