Births on December 18

Charles Griffin

Born on December 18, 1825

Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)

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 antebellum state officeholders in Texas, replacing them with loyal Unionists.

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Events on 1825

27 Jan

Indian Territory
The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
9 Feb

United States presidential election, 1824
After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
2 Mar

Capture of the El Mosquito
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
4 Jun

Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
22 Jun

Seigneurial system of New France
The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

Births on December 18

Charles Griffin

Born on December 18, 1825

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Events on 1825

Indian Territory

United States presidential election, 1824

Capture of the El Mosquito

Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States

Seigneurial system of New France