William Anderson Miller (1988) Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Mena Star - Polk County - 1988


     WILLIAM ANDERSON MILLER FINALLY RECEIVES HIS CIVIL WAR SERVICE MARKER

"One hundred and twenty four years after he was mustered out of the service,
and seventy three years after his death, Confederate Army Veteran William
Anderson Miller will finally get his grave marker testifying that he did,
indeed, serve in the armed services of the Confederate States of America
during the civil war.

Anderson's grave at Cherry Hill has been without a marker since his death in
1915 at the age of 73.  It all came about through the efforts of his
grandson, Aaron Miller, of 17 Meadowbrook Lane in Mena, while he and his
wife were researching their family histories.

A letter to the National Archives and Record Service in Washington, D. C.
brought them William Anderson Miller's service record and the necessary
forms to fill out for the grave marker.

The record shows that Miller, who was living in Polk County, apparently
joined the Eighth Field Artillery of Arkansas on June 1, 1863 at the age of
21.  He later served with a company of the Tennessee Light Artillery
commanded by a Captain Scott.  He was discharged as a sergeant on September
18, 1864 because of physical disability.

Born in 1842 in Georgia, Miller moved to the Cherry Hill area with his
family when he was 16.  Following his discharge from the Confederate army,
he came back to Cherry Hill and lived there and at Board Camp until his
death.

Miller was not the only member of his family to serve with the confederates.
He had four brothers in the service.  One of them was captured and later
apparently killed while being held prisoner at the Johnson Island prisoner
of war camp in Ohio.  Aaron Miller has been unable to find out more exact
details of his death."  (Mena Star, Mena, Arkansas, Volume 90, Number 174.,
1988)


The Rev. Cynthia Forde, D. Min.
25487 Old Howth Road
Hempstead, Texas 77445
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