Griffin, Stephen

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Birth

Stephen Griffin was born in Rensselaerville, NY in about 1843.[1]

Marriage & Children

Occupation

Stephen worked as a farmer before he served in the Civil War.[1]


Military Service

Residence: Rensselaerville
Enlistment Date: 26 Oct 1863[1]
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company D[1]
Wounded on: 3 Jun 1864[1]
Wounded at: Cold Harbor, VA[1]
Discharged for Disability on: 7 Jun 1865[1]
Discharged at: Mower US General Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20. Aka Griffen. He was wounded in the left thigh.[1]
Sources Used:Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Sources to investigate:

  • Tree Talks by Central NY Genealogical Society 1965 Volume 5

Additional Media


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998