William Griffing, Author at HistoryNet

“We were greeted by a storm of shell and round shot”

by William Griffing9/8/20234/2/2024

A Connecticut soldier describes his Antietam ordeal.

Youthful Daredevils

by William Griffing8/15/20238/15/2023

‘Excuse all mistakes… for I am in a hell of a hurry’: A West Virginian at Gettysburg

by William Griffing7/11/20239/7/2023

When A 41-Year-Old Went to War

by William Griffing6/14/20236/15/2023

Hell Comes to Chancellorsville

by William Griffing5/10/20235/10/2023

A Personal Look at McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign

by William Griffing4/12/20234/12/2023

“There Was No Controlling the Crowd”

by William Griffing3/15/20233/20/2023

‘They rained a perfect storm of iron hail’: A Musician Recalls the Advance on Fort Donelson

by William Griffing2/14/20232/14/2023

‘Wonder Only Ends in Wonder’

by William Griffing1/13/20231/13/2023

Fredericksburg Eyewitness: ‘The chances looked black for our lives’

by William Griffing12/14/202212/14/2022