Ted Griffith

Major Ted Griffith was a barrel commander in the Confederate Army. He was a young man, being too young to serve in the Great War. From his accent, one could tell he was from the deep south (Alabama or Mississippi).

In 1941 he and his friend Lt. Col. Mel Lempriere joined Lt. Col. Tom Colleton in the officers' club in Fort Mahan. During the ensuing talk he mentioned that while he was more than satisfied with General George Patton as a commander, he was frustrated with him for his nitpicking on minor things such as keeping uniforms neat and clean. He found that impossible to do in the field especially with the need for constant maintenance of barrels.