Years of service 1863 - 1865 Service/branch Union Army Awards Medal of Honor | Died March 8, 1882 Name John Miller Rank Private | |
Battles/wars American Civil War
• Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia Role 1865 Medal of Honor recipient Battles and wars American Civil War, Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia Allegiance United States of America, Union | ||
John Miller (1839 in Kurhessen, Germany - March 8, 1882) won a Medal of Honor for his service during the American Civil War. He was born Henry Fey.
Biography
He was born on 1839 in Kurhessen, Germany.
Miller enlisted in the Army from Rochester, New York in December 1863. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 2, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia during the Battle of Waynesboro. His citation reads, "capture of flag." He mustered out with his regiment in June 1865.
Following his death in 1882, he was initially interred at Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall, Pennsylvania, however he was reinterred in Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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