Hugh R. Miller (original) (raw)

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American politician

Hugh R. Miller
Member of theMississippi House of Representativesfrom Pontotoc County
In officeNovember 21, 1842 – November 18, 1844Serving with John A. Bradford
Preceded by John A. Bradford
Succeeded by Charles D. FontaineE. Milsaps
Personal details
Born Hugh Reid Miller(1812-05-14)May 14, 1812Abbeville 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. )​
Children 2
Education South Carolina College (AB)
Occupation Politicianlawyerjudge
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch Army
Years of service 1861–1863
Rank Colonel
Commands Company G, 2d Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1861–62)42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1862–63)
Battles American Civil War Battle of First Manassas Siege of Suffolk Battle of Gettysburg (POW) (DOW)

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]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.

  1. ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Volume II. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1891. pp. 437–438. OCLC 1041573957 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi. Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co. p. 561. OCLC 1046527303 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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).

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General information

Mississippi House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn A. Bradford Member of the Mississippi House of Representativesfrom Pontotoc County 1842–1844 With: John A. Bradford Succeeded byCharles D. FontaineE. Milsaps
Military offices
New regiment Commanding Officer of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment 1862–1863 Succeeded byColonel William A. Feeney