Hugh R. Miller Explained

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]

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  1. Book: . 1891 . Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Volume II . Chicago . . 437–438 . 1041573957 . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: Lowry . Robert . Robert Lowry (governor) . McCardle . William H. . 1891 . A History of Mississippi . Jackson, Miss. . R. H. Henry & Co. . 561 . 1046527303 . Internet Archive.
  3. News: . July 24, 1863 . Casualties in the Battles of Gettysburg, Pa. . subscription . Richmond Enquirer . LX . 63 . 1 . December 24, 2021 . 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).