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Abstract | John S. R. Miller (died 1863) was an enlisted soldier in the United States Army in the Utah Territory and at Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, 1858-1860. He was also a captain in the 1st North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America, serving in Virginia. The collection is letters to his mother and other members of his family from Miller, while serving in the Utah Territory and at Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, 1858-1860, commenting on camp life, the Mormons, and the Native Americans; and letters home from Miller when he was a captain in the 1st North Carolina Regiment serving in Virginia about camp life, engagements with federal troops, organizing volunteers and other matters. |
Creator | Miller, John S. R., d. 1863. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John S. R. Miller (died 1863) was an enlisted soldier in the United States Army in the Utah Territory and at Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, 1858-1860. He was also a captain in the 1st North Carolina Regiment, Confederate States of America, serving in Virginia. He was killed in battle at Wincherster, Va. Miller was the son of Elisha P. Miller of Lenoir, N.C., and grew up in Caldwell County, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection is letters to his mother and other members of his family from John S. R. Miller, United States Army enlisted soldier in Utah Territory and at Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, 1858-1860, commenting on camp life, the Mormons, and the Native Americans; and letters home from Miller when he was a Confederate captain in the 1st North Carolina Regiment serving in Virginia about camp life, engagements with federal troops, organizing volunteers and other matters.
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Papers, 1858-1863 |