Chauncey Wright Griggs

This arrangement, however, "did not prove wholly congenial," and, after only a "few months" working for Stephen, Chauncey returned to the family home in Tolland, Connecticut.

After graduation, Chauncey lived in several states, held a variety of jobs and attended a "commercial" college in Detroit, Michigan.

[1] Chauncey enlisted as a Captain in the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment in August or September or October 12 of 1861 and was promoted several times, holding the rank of Colonel at the time of his resignation, due to health issues, on July 15, 1863.

He was held for "several" months at a Confederate prison in Madison, Georgia and "for a brief period" at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia after his regiment surrendered, despite his opposition which he expressed in "strong terms," on July 10 or 13, 1862 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

[2] [3] [4] [5] Chauncey first held political office when he was elected Carver district representative in 1864.