Henry Griggs

First Name: Henry
Last Name: Griggs
Unit: 
49th Indiana (Co. G)
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Orange County, IN
Biography: 

Henry Griggs (ca. 1840-1863) was born in Indiana.  At the time of the 1860 Census, Griggs resided on his parents’ farm in Orange County, Indiana, along with five younger siblings. He mustered into Co. G, 49th Indiana Infantry on November 21, 1861 at Jeffersonville, Indiana and died at Vicksburg, Mississippi on August 11, 1863. 

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
15416 Griggs3 July 28, 1862 Henry Griggs Martha Griggs Barbourville, Knox County, KY Orange County, IN
15414 Griggs2 July 29, 1862 Henry Griggs Leanah Griggs , Pleasant Griggs Barbourville, Knox County, KY Orange County, IN

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