>From "South Georgia Rebels" by Alton J. Murray (History of the 26th GA Volunteer Infantry): John Griffin- PVT, Co. K, "Forest Rangers" 1 Mar 1862. Wounded 2nd Manassas VA 28 Aug 1862 and died there of wounds 5 Sep 1862. Peter Griffin- PVT, Co. K, "Forest Rangers" 1 Mar 1862. Discharged, disability, at Richmond VA, 16 Aug 1862 (Born in Ware County 22 Oct 1840). John Driggers- PVT, Co. K, "Forest Rangers" 1 Mar 1862. Died of disease at Middleburg VA 20 Sep 1862. OJH Note: The 26th GA apparently had been decimated by sickness just prior to the battle and, of about 1000 men on the roster, only 191 officers and men were reported to have gone into battle. Of these, 137 were reported killed, wounded, or missing. The regiment was not involved in any significant offensive operations between the battle of Manassas and Peter Griffin's discharge, and he was not reported to have been wounded at Manasas. So, it is likley that his disability was either disease-related, or due to some other medical problem. It is also likely that John Driggers' death was due to the lingering effects of the various diseases that had run rampant through this regiment of South GA country boys who had had little exposure, and therefore little immunity, to the nominal childhood diseases like measles, diptheria, scarlet fever, and the like.Accordingly, these diseases just wrought havoc on the health of boys like those in the 26th GA. Neither Lewis J. Henderson nor Peter Griffin is listed among the ten men of the "Forest Rangers" that are reported to have surrendered at Appomatox. Further, to my knowledge, Lewis never left Georgia during his service, and went home in early 1862 with broken health to die shortly after The War. So, I would say that the chances that they were at Appomatox are exceedingly small. Perhaps Judge Smith was either mistaken, or just trying to be kind. At any rate, I don't find anything in my documentation to support his statement, and I can't give much credence to it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > From: Wayxga@aol.com > To: THRIFT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Confederates? > Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 2:52 PM > > Alley, > Great-grandfather Peter and his brother John and their brother-in-law, John > Driggers were in the Company K. 26th Georgia Infantry. They inlisted 1 March > 1862 in Waresboro, Ware County, GA. > Peter was wounded and discharged with a disability in Richmond, VA 16 August > 1862. I don't know which skirmish he was in nor what the injury was at this > time. > Peter was about 6 feet tall according to Grandmother Minnie Jane Henderson > Griffin. He was on morphine the last years of his life and was an invalid. > Grandmother said she had just fed him his breakfast and could hear the others > in the kitchen having theirs. She looked into Peter's face and realised he > had just died. She said had she not been looking into his eyes she would not > have known that he had died. Grandfather Peter and Grandmother Margaret were > living with Granddaddy and Grandmother Griffin. > John Griffin born 10 Jan 1839 was wounded at Second Manassas, VA on 28 August > 1862 and he died there of wounds on 5 September 1862. John was married to > Julia Hughes. > John Driggers died 20 Sept 1862 in Maryland due to illness. I don't know > where in Maryland nor what the illness was. I was told he inlisted with Peter > and John. This information was given me by CFSCandy > When I attended the ceremony by the Sons of the Confederacy at Mt. Pleasant > cemetery in Waycross for great-great-grandfather Lewis J. Henderson, I spoke > with Judge Ben Smith about Peter and Lewis. He told me that both men were at > Appomatox, VA for the surrender. I have not been able to find this > information. As far as I can discover Peter never returned to his unit after > his wounds and Lewis died from his illness he contacted when in the service, > dying at age 40 in 25 Nov 1868. Does anyone have proof regarding Peter and > Lewis and Appomatox? > Sincerely, > Christopher > > > ==== THRIFT Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/clanthrift.html > "CLAN THRIFT" > Researching THRIFT from any place, any time period