Hugh R. Miller | |
Office: | Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Pontotoc County |
Alongside: | John A. Bradford |
Term Start: | November 21, 1842 |
Term End: | November 18, 1844 |
Predecessor: | John A. Bradford |
Successor: | Chas. D. Fontaine E. Milsaps |
Birthname: | Hugh Reid Miller |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1812 |
Birth Place: | Abbeville District, South Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Adams County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Cause: | Wounded in action |
Resting Place: | Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
Party: | Whig |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | South Carolina College (AB) |
Allegiance: | Confederate States |
Branch: | Army |
Branch Label: | Branch |
Serviceyears: | 1861–1863 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Battles: | |
Battles Label: | Battles |
Hugh Reid Miller (May 14, 1812July 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]