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Griffin, Cyrus 1749-
Jurist; born in Virginia in 1749; was educated in England; was connected by marriage there with a noble family; and when the Revolution broke out he espoused the cause of the patriots.
From 1778 to 1781, and in 1787-88, he was a member of the Continental Congress, and in the latter year its president.
He was commissioner to the Creek nation in 1789, and from that year until his death in Yorktown, Va., Dec. 14, 1810, he was judge of the United States District Court in Virginia.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)
Weldon Railroad, the
On Aug. 18, 1864, there was a severe battle a few miles below Petersburg, Va., for the possession of the Weldon Railroad, which connected Richmond with the South.
Warren, with the 5th Corps, reached the railroad without opposition.
Leaving Griffin to hold the point seized, Warren started for Petersburg, and soon fell in with a strong Confederate force, which captured 200 of a Maryland brigade.
A sharp fight ensued.
Warren held the ground he had gained, but at the cost of 1,000 men killed, wounded, and prisoners.
Lee then sent a heavy force under Hill to drive Warren from the road.
Hill fell upon Warren's Hank and rear, held by Crawford's division, and in the fierce struggle that ensued the Confederates captured 2,500 of the Nationals, among them Gen. J. Hayes.
Yet the Nationals clung to the railroad; and, reinforcements coining up, Hill fled.
Warren recovered the ground he had lost and intrenched.
On the 21st the Confederates returned and assailed th
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