COL Miller, Francis Charles

Francis Charles Miller​

Born: 1830

Birthplace: Mohawk, New York

Father: John D. Miller 1805 – 1869

(Buried: Rural Cemetery, Oswego, New York)​

Mother: Catherine Getman 1811 – 1882

(Buried: Rural Cemetery, Oswego, New York)​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain, Company C, 24th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Discharged due to promotion on November 4th​​

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1862 – 1863: Major of 147th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Lt. Colonel of 147th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Acting Regimental Commander at Battle of Gettysburg​

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1863: Led 380 men into the Battle of Gettysburg​

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1863: Wounded on 1st​ day of Battle of Gettysburg in the head​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 147th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Wounded and Captured at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia​

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1864: Prisoner of War held in Macon, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina​

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1864: Paroled at Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina on December 9th​​

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1865: Present with his regiment at the Surrender of Lee​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army in Washington, D.C. on June 7th​​

Occupation after War:

Lumber Businessman in Oneida, New York​

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President of the Village of Oneida, New York​

Died: August 17, 1878

Place of Death: Lenox, New York

Cause of Death: Effects of almost drowning and brain fever

Age at time of Death: 47 or 48 years old

Burial Place: Glenwood Cemetery, Oneida, New York

 

[Pollaco]

I don't have a source on this gentleman but would like to hear some more details of his "almost drowning".