James Miller (September 21, 1836 – March 4, 1914) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War.
Quartermaster Miller's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Served as quartermaster on board the U.S. Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville, Stono River, December 25, 1863, during an engagement with the enemy on John's Island. Acting courageously under the fierce hostile fire, Miller behaved gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy's withdrawal and abandonment of its arms.[1]
james, miller, medal, honor, other, people, named, james, miller, james, miller, disambiguation, james, miller, september, 1836, march, 1914, united, states, navy, sailor, recipient, america, highest, military, decoration, medal, honor, actions, american, civi. For other people named James Miller see James Miller disambiguation James Miller September 21 1836 March 4 1914 was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America s highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War James MillerJames MillerBorn 1836 09 21 September 21 1836DenmarkDiedMarch 4 1914 1914 03 04 aged 77 Place of burialPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionService wbr branchUnited States NavyUnion NavyRankQuartermasterUnitUSS MarbleheadBattles warsAmerican Civil War Battle of LegarevilleAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBiography editOf Norwegian descent Miller was born in Denmark on September 21 1836 and enlisted in the U S Navy from Massachusetts He served aboard the steam gunboat USS Marblehead During the Battle of Legareville on John s Island near Legareville South Carolina by the Stono River on December 25 1863 he continued to take soundings while under fire For his conduct on this occasion Quartermaster James Miller received the Medal of Honor and promoted to Acting Master s Mate Miller died on March 4 1914 at age 77 and was buried in Philadelphia The destroyer USS Miller DD 535 which served in World War II and the Korean War was named in his honor Medal of Honor citation editQuartermaster Miller s official Medal of Honor citation reads Served as quartermaster on board the U S Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville Stono River December 25 1863 during an engagement with the enemy on John s Island Acting courageously under the fierce hostile fire Miller behaved gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy s withdrawal and abandonment of its arms 1 See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp American Civil War portal List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients M PNotes edit United States Medals of Honor Miller James Quartermaster USN Medal of Honor website United States Army Center of Military History 2007 07 16 Archived from the original on 2009 02 23 Retrieved 2007 09 15 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command US People Miller James Quartermaster USN Online Library Naval History amp Heritage Command 2003 06 10 Archived from the original on 2006 10 26 Retrieved 2006 11 20 James Miller at the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum Retrieved September 29 2010 James Miller Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved August 28 2011 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Miller Medal of Honor amp oldid 1022963891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
