Brig.General John F Miller

[jpro]

Just acquired this CDV. My objective is to
obtain all Generals ( Union/CSA) who participated in Battle of Nashville.

Don't know much about this General, maybe one of you have more details. Even though he was in charge of the post at Nashville with 12 infantry regiments and
14 batteries , I believe he actually went out on the battlefield here??? But I don't see his
name on my maps as to location..??
If any info please comment!
Also if you have for sale any Cdv's of those Generals I'm looking for send me a message!!

 

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[East Tennessee Roots]

Just acquired this CDV. My objective is to
obtain all Generals ( Union/CSA) who participated in Battle of Nashville.

Don't know much about this General, maybe one of you have more details. Even though he was in charge of the post at Nashville with 12 infantry regiments and
14 batteries , I believe he actually went out on the battlefield here??? But I don't see his
name on my maps as to location..??
If any info please comment!
Also if you have for sale any Cdv's of those Generals I'm looking for send me a message!!



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Miller, John F., brigadier-general, was born in Union county Ind. Nov.
21, 1831. He removed with his parents to South Bend in 1833, was prepared
for college and was graduated in 1852 at the New York state law-school.
After practicing a short time in South Bend he was forced to go west for his
health and for three years resided in California. On returning to Indiana he
took an active part in the Republican campaign of 1856 and was a member of
the state senate in 1860, but resigned to enter the army. After serving as
aide to Gov. Morton he recruited and became colonel of the 28th Ind.
volunteers and joined Gen. Rousseau in Kentucky, Oct. 1O, 1861. He succeeded
in Feb., 1862, to the command of a brigade in Buell's Army of the Ohio, and
his regiment served in Kirk's brigade in the battle of Shiloh. He
subsequently commanded first the military barracks and then the city of
Nashville, Tenn., and in Sept. 1862, was given command at Nashville of the
7th brigade, Negley's 8th division. He distinguished himself particularly at
the battle of Stone's river, where at the head of his brigade he charged
across the river and drove Breckenridge from his position, and in the charge
he received a bullet wound in the neck. At Liberty gap, June 25, 1863, he
made another gallant charge and received a wound which destroyed the sight of
his right eye. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Jan. 5, 1864
and he commanded a division of 8,000 men on the left at the battle of
Nashville in the following December. For gallant and meritorious services in
this battle he was brevetted major-general of volunteers on March 13, 1865,
and during the summer of that year he commanded the district of Mobile. He
resigned Sept. 25, 1865, refused a commission as colonel in the regular army
and moved to San Francisco, where he practiced law and for four years was
collector of the port. He was then an organizer and became president of the
Alaska commercial fur company and amassed a large fortune. He was a
Republican presidential elector in 1872, 1876, 1880, a member of the state
constitutional convention in 1879, and in Jan., 1881, was elected to the
United States senate, where he served until his death. He died in
Washington, D. C., March 8, 1886.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 8

 

[Mike Serpa]

Miller, John F., brigadier-general, was born in Union county Ind. Nov.
21, 1831. He removed with his parents to South Bend in 1833, was prepared
for college and was graduated in 1852 at the New York state law-school.
After practicing a short time in South Bend he was forced to go west for his
health and for three years resided in California. On returning to Indiana he
took an active part in the Republican campaign of 1856 and was a member of
the state senate in 1860, but resigned to enter the army. After serving as
aide to Gov. Morton he recruited and became colonel of the 28th Ind.
volunteers and joined Gen. Rousseau in Kentucky, Oct. 1O, 1861. He succeeded
in Feb., 1862, to the command of a brigade in Buell's Army of the Ohio, and
his regiment served in Kirk's brigade in the battle of Shiloh. He
subsequently commanded first the military barracks and then the city of
Nashville, Tenn., and in Sept. 1862, was given command at Nashville of the
7th brigade, Negley's 8th division. He distinguished himself particularly at
the battle of Stone's river, where at the head of his brigade he charged
across the river and drove Breckenridge from his position, and in the charge
he received a bullet wound in the neck. At Liberty gap, June 25, 1863, he
made another gallant charge and received a wound which destroyed the sight of
his right eye. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Jan. 5, 1864
and he commanded a division of 8,000 men on the left at the battle of
Nashville in the following December. For gallant and meritorious services in
this battle he was brevetted major-general of volunteers on March 13, 1865,
and during the summer of that year he commanded the district of Mobile. He
resigned Sept. 25, 1865, refused a commission as colonel in the regular army
and moved to San Francisco, where he practiced law and for four years was
collector of the port. He was then an organizer and became president of the
Alaska commercial fur company and amassed a large fortune. He was a
Republican presidential elector in 1872, 1876, 1880, a member of the state
constitutional convention in 1879, and in Jan., 1881, was elected to the
United States senate, where he served until his death. He died in
Washington, D. C., March 8, 1886.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 8

I'm pretty sure he lost sight in left eye.

 

[Mike Serpa]

12 years later the bullet was removed.

Memorial addresses on the life and character of John Franklin Miller (a senator from California)
by United States. Congress (49th, 1st session : 1885-1886)
Published 1887

https://archive.org/stream/memorialaddress00unitiala#page/n9/mode/2up/search/eyetryu

 

[jpro]

12 years later the bullet was removed.
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Memorial addresses on the life and character of John Franklin Miller (a senator from California)
by United States. Congress (49th, 1st session : 1885-1886)
Published 1887

https://archive.org/stream/memorialaddress00unitiala#page/n9/mode/2up/search/eyetryu

@Mike Serpa yea I read where he got an eye injury at Libery Gap. I've detected that area plus Hoovers Gap! Pretty rough area (terrain)still to this day!
Must have been a tough man! Was looking for his activity here at Battle of Nashville, guess I'll have to do a little searching for it!!

 

[Mike Serpa]

@Mike Serpa yea I read where he got an eye injury at Libery Gap. I've detected that area plus Hoovers Gap! Pretty rough area (terrain)still to this day!
Must have been a tough man! Was looking for his activity here at Battle of Nashville, guess I'll have to do a little searching for it!!

Utmost be fun detecting Civil War sites. Good lick with your search!