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, Miller held a captaincy within the 2nd Illinois Regiment of Volunteers and was wounded at the Battle of Buena Vista. By the Civil War, Miller had already held posts as the mayor

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, president of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, and Missouri State Legislator. Mayor Miller was a passenger on the Pacific Railroad excursion train that crashed through the temporary bridge over the Gasconade River on November 1, 1855. He was badly injured in the accident.''St. Louis Daily Democrat'', November 5, 1855 He then organized the 1st Missouri Light Artillery and was made commanding captain of the unit. Miller soon distinguished himself in the Union defeat at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In February, 1862, Miller was given the command of the

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following the removal of

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as colonel. In the

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, Miller commanded the 2nd Brigade in

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' division and took part in the fighting in the Hornet's Nest. Despite his courage in battle, he was taken prisoner when the men of the Hornet's Nest defense were captured. He was exchanged and returned to briefly command a brigade in the XVI Corps during the Winter of 1863–64. He resigned in March 1864 but was appointed

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in the Missouri State Militia in September 1864. He commanded a militia brigade during

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. On March 13, 1865, he was given a brevet promotion to brigadier general of U.S. volunteers for his service at Shiloh. Following the war, he managed portions of the Pacific Railroad, dabbled in

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area real estate and held the position of vice-president within the Society of the Army of the Tennessee in 1893. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

References

* Anders, Leslie, ''The Eighteenth Missouri'', 1968 1811 births 1896 deaths Military personnel from St. Louis American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Union Army colonels {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub