Hugh R. Miller
American politician
Hugh R. Miller | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Pontotoc County | |
| In office November 21, 1842 – November 18, 1844 Serving with John A. Bradford | |
| Preceded by | John A. Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Chas. D. Fontaine E. Milsaps |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Reid Miller (1812-05-14)May 14, 1812 Abbeville District, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 1863(1863-07-19) (aged 51) Adams County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Wounded in action |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Susan G. Walton (m.
|
Hugh Reid Miller (May 14, 1812 – July 19, 1863) was an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1842 to 1844.[1][2] Miller was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on the third day (July 3, 1863) while in temporary command of Joseph R. Davis' brigade.[3][4]
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Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.
References
- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Volume II. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1891. pp. 437–438. OCLC 1041573957 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi. Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co. p. 561. OCLC 1046527303 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Casualties in the Battles of Gettysburg, Pa". Richmond Enquirer. Vol. LX, no. 63. July 24, 1863. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hugh R. Miller, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Serving from Mississippi, Forty-second Infantry," M269 R109, General Services Administration National Archives and Record Service (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960).
External links
- Hugh R. Miller at Find a Grave
- Miller Family Papers at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
- Miller Family Papers at the University of Mississippi
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