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- Neither Michael nor Elizabeth can be found in the 1850 Federal Censusat this time in Hancock County, Indiana as living there. Perhaps theyboth lived in neighboring areas, and married in Hancock.
Michael was not found in the Mercer County, Illinois 1850 FederalCensus either.
"From: c trier [Connie]
Subject: Michael Miller
To: "'Juhl Sandra'"
Date: Monday, May 26, 2008, 7:15 PM
My information shows him born Jan 30, 1820 in Wayne County, Indiana.I looked up Wayne County, Indiana in 1820, but there were severalMillers with children under 10." [Transcribed 06 June 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler]
"American Civil War Soldiers
about Michael Miller; www.Ancestry.com
(NOTE: He is not in the 1870 Census with his family. He has probablyeither died in the war or shortly there after.)
Name: Michael Miller ,
Residence: Millersburg, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company I, 45th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Aug 1862.Sources: 7
Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Illinois;Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862..
Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [databaseon-line]."
"Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System; http://www.itd.nps.gov
Michael Miller (First_Last)
Regiment Name 45 Illinois Infantry
Side Union
Company I
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Michael N./Miller
Notes
Film Number M539 roll 62
45th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Organized at Galena, Ill., and mustered in at Camp Douglas, Ill.,December 25, 1861. Moved to Cairo, Ill., January 12, 1862, and dutythere till February 2. Attached to District of Cairo to February,1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of West Tennessee, and Armyof the Tennessee, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army ofthe Tennessee, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, District of Jackson, toSeptember, 1862. 3rd Brigade, District of Jackson, to November, 1862.1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old),Department of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rdDivision, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.- Operations against Fort Henry, Tenn., February 2-6, 1862.Capture of Fort Henry February 6. Investment and capture of FortDonelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Duty at Fort Donelson till March 4.Moved to Savannah, Tenn., March 4-11. Expedition to Pin Hook March18-19. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 25. Battle of Shiloh,Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson, Tenn., June 4-8. Guard R. R.there till August 11. Action at Medon August 3. Guard MississippiCentral R. R. August 11 to September 17 (4 companies at Medon, 5companies at Toon's, Co. "G" at Treager's). Actions with Armstrong atMeadon, Toon's and Treager's August 31 (Co. "G" captured atTreager's). Duty at Jackson, Tenn., till November 2. Grant's CentralMississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central R. R. tothe Yockna River, Miss., November 2, 1862, to January 10, 1863.Capture of Henderson Station November 25, 1862 (Co. "B"). At Memphis,Tenn., till February, 1863. Moved to Lake Providence, La., February22-24. Moved to Barry's Landing March 16 and to Milliken's Bend April19 (a detachment ran batteries on transports April 22, the wholeRegiment volunteering). Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand GulfApril 25-30. Battle of Thompson's Plantation (or Port Gibson) May 1.North Fork Bayou Pierre May 3. Ingraham's Heights May 3. Battles ofRaymond May 12, Jackson May 14,Champion's Hill May 16,Big Black RiverMay 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults onVicksburg May 19-22 and June 25. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4.Provost duty at Vicksburg till October. Expedition toward CantonOctober 14-20. Bogue Chitto Creek and Robinson's Mill October 17. AtBig Black till February, 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2.Meridian February 13-14. Chunky Station February 14. ChunkyvilleStation February 29. Moved to Memphis, Tens., March 17. Veterans onfurlough till May. Moved to Cairo, Ill., thence to Clifton, Tenn.,April 28-May 5. March to Huntsville, Ala., May 5-23, thence toAckworth, Ga., via Decatur and Warrenton, Ala., and Rome and Kingston,Ga., May 28-June 8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign June 8-September 8.Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. ChattahoochieRiver July 5-17. Howell's Ferry July 5. Leggett's, Bald Hill, July20-21. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations against Hoodin North Georgia and North Alabama September 28-November 3. March tothe sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21.Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Salkehatchie SwampS.C., February 1-5. Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp, February 2. SouthEdisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 11-12. ColumbiaFebruary 15-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 13. Battle of BentonvilleMarch 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on RaleighApril 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April,26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C.,via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved toLouisville, Ky., June 6-8. Mustered out July 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 76 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 2 Officers and 136 Enlisted men by disease. Total223."
Source Information: Essley-Noble Museum, Aledo, Mercer County,Illinois from the Millersburg, Oak Ridge Cemetery DAR card records on07 May 2008 per SLJuhl, Compiler-sljuhl1234@yahoo.com.
SOURCE: 09 July 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Michael N Miller
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Millersburg
Household Members: Name Age
Michael N Miller 41 Grocer, 1000/2000, Indiana (actual on census)
Elizabeth Miller 40 Virginia
Sarah E Miller 16 Illinois
William J Miller 15 Illinois
Charles M Miller 11 Illinois
Theodore C Miller 9 Illinois
Palaski Miller 7 Illinois
Emma J Miller 6 Illinois
Walter A Miller 4 Illinois
Terissa Miller 2 Illinois
John Southern 45 laborer, Virginia (Elizabeth's brother ?)
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Millersburg, Mercer,Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 880; Image: 239; Dwelling 1622/1622;Page 238. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.[Transcribed 08 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
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