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Pvt Jonathan Miller

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Pvt Jonathan Miller Veteran

Birth
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Jun 1901 (aged 68)
Polk County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Jonathon MILLER
"E" Co. IL 93rd Infantry

Residence Arispe IL;
Enlisted on 8/15/1862 as a Private.
On 10/13/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. IL 93rd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/23/1865 at Louisville, KY

b. Apr 14, 1833, Donegal Twp, Washington County, PA.
Son of Mary SIMMONS & John MILLER.
Marriage: Sept 28, 1854, Bureau County, Illinois to Elvy Ann RICH.

He volunteered for service in the War of the Rebellion in Co. E of the 93rd Reg IL Volunteers, at Tiskilwa, IL on August 15, 1862.

He served in the western sector and was hospitalized at Overton Hospital, Memphis, TN, soon after enlistment. Records show he was in the hospital for some months and then returned to duty where he eventually saw action under the command of General Sherman on the march to the sea.

He was in the Battle of Dalton, Georgia in Feb 1864 and was with the occupation troops in Savannah.

He was hospitalized again at Huntsville, Alabama. He suffered hearing loss from the concussion of artillery at Dalton.

At the conclusion of the war, his unit was in the Grand Parade through Washington, D.C. They then were sent to Louisville, KY to be mustered out in July 1865 having marched 2,554 miles, traveled 2,296 miles by water, and 1,237 miles by railroad for a total of 6,087 miles.

Jonathon & his family came to Fillmore Co, NE in 1880, where he joined the GAR. They moved to Polk Co in 1886; took out a homestead southeast of Shelby, NE where he lived the rest of his life.
He died in 1901
Pension No. 750817

Jonathon MILLER
"E" Co. IL 93rd Infantry

Residence Arispe IL;
Enlisted on 8/15/1862 as a Private.
On 10/13/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. IL 93rd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/23/1865 at Louisville, KY

b. Apr 14, 1833, Donegal Twp, Washington County, PA.
Son of Mary SIMMONS & John MILLER.
Marriage: Sept 28, 1854, Bureau County, Illinois to Elvy Ann RICH.

He volunteered for service in the War of the Rebellion in Co. E of the 93rd Reg IL Volunteers, at Tiskilwa, IL on August 15, 1862.

He served in the western sector and was hospitalized at Overton Hospital, Memphis, TN, soon after enlistment. Records show he was in the hospital for some months and then returned to duty where he eventually saw action under the command of General Sherman on the march to the sea.

He was in the Battle of Dalton, Georgia in Feb 1864 and was with the occupation troops in Savannah.

He was hospitalized again at Huntsville, Alabama. He suffered hearing loss from the concussion of artillery at Dalton.

At the conclusion of the war, his unit was in the Grand Parade through Washington, D.C. They then were sent to Louisville, KY to be mustered out in July 1865 having marched 2,554 miles, traveled 2,296 miles by water, and 1,237 miles by railroad for a total of 6,087 miles.

Jonathon & his family came to Fillmore Co, NE in 1880, where he joined the GAR. They moved to Polk Co in 1886; took out a homestead southeast of Shelby, NE where he lived the rest of his life.
He died in 1901
Pension No. 750817



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