COL Griswold, Charles Edward

Charles Edward Griswold​

Born: November 16, 1834

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: Edward Thaddeus Griswold 1805 – 1838

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Mother: Anna Maria Tappan 1790 – 1859

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Education:

Attended Norwich University​

Occupation before War:

Commission Merchant in Boston, Massachusetts​

Civil War Career:

1861: Major of 22nd​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 22nd​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Colonel of 22nd​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Discharged due to disability on October 16th​​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 56th​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Killed gun shot wound to the neck while rallying his troops​

Died: May 6, 1864

Place of Death: Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 29 years old

Burial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

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