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Major Miller died on active duty on 7 Dec 1852 at [[Benicia Barracks]], California. He is buried in plot 76 of the [[Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery]], Benicia, California. | Major Miller died on active duty on 7 Dec 1852 at [[Benicia Barracks]], California. He is buried in plot 76 of the [[Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery]], Benicia, California. | ||
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'''Father:''' Pleasant Moorman Miller ( | '''Father:''' Pleasant Moorman Miller (1773–1849) | ||
'''Mother:''' Mary Louisa Blount (1782-1847) | '''Mother:''' Mary Louisa Blount (1782-1847) | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 20 September 2012
Albert S. Miller (1803-1852) - Born in 1803 in Tennessee. A career U.S. Army infantry officer who was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He died 7 Dec 1852 at Benicia Barracks, Benicia, California.
He entered the United States Military Academy and graduated in the Class of 1823 ranking 34th out of 35.
He served in the Black Hawk War (1832), the SecondSeminole War (1835-1842) and the Mexican War (1846-1848).
Major Miller died on active duty on 7 Dec 1852 at Benicia Barracks, California. He is buried in plot 76 of the Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery, Benicia, California.
Father: Pleasant Moorman Miller (1773–1849)
Mother: Mary Louisa Blount (1782-1847)
Assignments:
- (1818-1823) Cadet, United States Military Academy
- (1823-1824) 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1823) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- (1824-1825) 1st U.S. Infantry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- (1825-1826) 1st U.S. Infantry, Missouri River
- (1826-1829) 1st U.S. Infantry, On recruiting service
- (1829-1831) 1st Lt. (31 May 1829), 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
- (1831-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort St. Anthony
- (1832-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, Black Hawk War
- (1833-1835) 1st U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp to General Gaines
- (1835-1837) Captain (14 Nov 1836), 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Crawford, Wisconsin
- (1837-1837) 1st U.S. Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
- (1837-1841) 1st U.S. Infantry, Second Seminole War
- (1841-1844) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Crawford, Wisconsin
- (1844-1845) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
- (1845-1846) 1st U.S. Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
- (1846-1848) Bvt. Major (23 Sep 1846), Major (15 Mar 1848), 2nd U.S. Infantry, Mexican War
- (1848-1848) 2nd U.S. Infantry, East Pascagoula, Mississippi
- (1848-1849) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Fort Hamilton, New York
- (1849-1850) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Monterey, California
- (1850-1852) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Benicia Barracks, California
- (7 Dec 1852) Died on active duty
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