Stricken in Texas: Griffin died only two years after the war. Named colonel of the 35th Infantry and given command of the District of Texas, he died of yellow fever during an epidemic in Galveston. (National Archives)
Stricken in Texas: Griffin died only two years after the war. Named colonel of the 35th Infantry and given command of the District of Texas, he died of yellow fever during an epidemic in Galveston. (National Archives)