Mutiny of Griffin
Mutiny of Griffin
MUTINY OF GRIFFIN. October 1781. Continental private Timothy Griffin of South Carolina got drunk and insulted an officer. He was shot for mutinous conduct.
SEE ALSO Southern Campaigns of Nathanael Greene.
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