1st Wife: Sallie Boyd Griggs 1839 – 1893
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery Danville Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Boatwright Griggs 1855 – 1921
(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
George moved to Danville in 1878.
In 1881 George was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Danville & New River Railroad Company.
He was made Superintendent of the company in 1885.
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery Danville Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Boatwright Griggs 1855 – 1921
(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
George moved to Danville in 1878.
In 1881 George was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Danville & New River Railroad Company.
He was made Superintendent of the company in 1885.
1st Wife: Sallie Boyd Griggs 1839 – 1893
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery Danville Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Boatwright Griggs 1855 – 1921
(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
George moved to Danville in 1878.
In 1881 George was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Danville & New River Railroad Company.
He was made Superintendent of the company in 1885.
(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery Danville Virginia)
2nd Wife: Alice Boatwright Griggs 1855 – 1921
(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
George moved to Danville in 1878.
In 1881 George was appointed secretary and treasurer of the Danville & New River Railroad Company.
He was made Superintendent of the company in 1885.
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