page_title: Richard Griffith (general)
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Griffith (general)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Richard Griffith, Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America, b. 1814 - d. 1862, that hangs in the Old Capital Museum's Mississippi Hall of Fame. Date is unknown and approximated to when he first held political office as Treasurer of Mississippi; assuming this is why a portrait was made. Note: Richard Griffith was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Mississippi in about 1840. He fought with the Mississippi Volunteers in the Mexican War. Griffith served as state treasurer and then as a U.S. marshal in Mississippi. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Location: 2nd floor, Senate Chamber
context_page_description: Richard Griffith was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Savage's Station during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. He was one of a number of Confederate generals who were born in the North in Pennsylvania.
context_section_description: Richard Griffith (January 11, 1814 – June 29, 1862) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Savage's Station during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. He was one of a number of Confederate generals who were born in the North in Pennsylvania.
caption: Copy of the portrait of Richard Griffith that hangs in the Old Capital Museum's Mississippi Hall of Fame.
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