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William Patton Griffith
Commander
Department of New York
1928
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Colonel William Patton Griffith, Past Commander of New York Department and leader in the Grand Army of the Republic was born in Washington, D.C.. July 22, 1843 and answered the last roll call January 16, 1936 at the age of 92. Col. Griffith served in the Civil war from the beginning to the end in the 102nd Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. For mor than 50 years he worked on the editorial staff of the "New York Herald", "The Sun", "The Evening World" and others. Col. Griffith was probably Brooklyn's best known Civil War veteran. He was the last Deputy City Clerk of the city and had been Clerk of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn for many years, retiring when he reached his seventies. |
In 1932, with the revival of the Revolutionary Order of the Purple Heart, originated by George Washington, for wounded veterans, Col. Griffith received this award, the first Civil War veteran to be so honored. Col. Griffith's wife died in 1925 and only two of his seven children survive him. Edwin Griffith and Mable Griffith, both of Brooklyn. Source: New York Dept. Woman's Relief Corps (Aux. to the GAR) 1936 Journal Submitted by Lorraine Orton, PDP. |
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