Charles Griffin

Charles Griffin
Born	(1825-12-18)December 18, 1825 Granville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1867(1867-09-15) (aged 41) Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Place of burial	Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1847–1867
Rank	Major General
Commands	V Corps
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War Indian Wars American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Peninsula Campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Overland Campaign Siege of Petersburg Battle of Five Forks Appomattox Campaign

Charles Griffin (December 18, 1825 – September 15, 1867) was a career officer in the United States Army and a Union general in the American Civil War. He rose to command a corps in the Army of the Potomac and fought in many of the key campaigns in the Eastern Theater.

After the war, he commanded the Department of Texas during Reconstruction. He was an ardent supporter of the Congressional policies of the Radical Republicans and of freedmen's rights, and controversially disqualified a number of state officeholders in Texas who had supported the Confederate States of America, replacing them with loyal Unionists.