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===Assignments:===
 
===Assignments:===
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(1818-1823) Cadet, United States Military Academy
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*(1818-1823) Cadet, [[United States Military Academy at West Point]]
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(1823-1824) 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1823) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Smith, Arkansas
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*(1823-1824) 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1823) 1st U.S. Infantry, [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]
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(1824-1825) 1st U.S. Infantry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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*(1824-1825) 1st U.S. Infantry, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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(1825-1826) 1st U.S. Infantry, Missouri River
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*(1825-1826) 1st U.S. Infantry, Missouri River
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(1826-1829) 1st U.S. Infantry, On recruiting service
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*(1826-1829) 1st U.S. Infantry, On recruiting service
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(1829-1831) 1st Lt. (31 May 1829), 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
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*(1829-1831) 1st Lt. (31 May 1829), 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin
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(1831-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort St. Anthony
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*(1831-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort St. Anthony
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(1832-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, Black Hawk War
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*(1832-1832) 1st U.S. Infantry, Black Hawk War
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(1833-1835) 1st U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp to General Gaines
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*(1833-1835) 1st U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp to [[General Gaines]]
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(1835-1837) Captain (14 Nov 1836), 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Crawford (1), Wisconsin
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*(1835-1837) Captain (14 Nov 1836), 1st U.S. Infantry, [[Fort Crawford, Wisconsin]]
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(1837-1837) 1st U.S. Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
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*(1837-1837) 1st U.S. Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
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(1837-1841) 1st U.S. Infantry, Second Seminole War
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*(1837-1841) 1st U.S. Infantry, Second Seminole War
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(1841-1844) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Crawford (1), Wisconsin
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*(1841-1844) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Crawford (1), Wisconsin
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(1844-1845) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
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*(1844-1845) 1st U.S. Infantry, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
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(1845-1846) 1st U.S. Infantry, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
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*(1845-1846) 1st U.S. Infantry, [[Jefferson Barracks, Missouri]]
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(1846-1848) Bvt. Major (23 Sep 1846), Major (15 Mar 1848), 2nd U.S. Infantry, Mexican War
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*(1846-1848) Bvt. Major (23 Sep 1846), Major (15 Mar 1848), 2nd U.S. Infantry, Mexican War
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(1848-1848) 2nd U.S. Infantry, East Pascagoula, Mississippi
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*(1848-1848) 2nd U.S. Infantry, East Pascagoula, Mississippi
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(1848-1849) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Fort Hamilton, New York
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*(1848-1849) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Fort Hamilton, New York
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(1849-1850) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Monterey, California
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*(1849-1850) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Monterey, California
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(1850-1852) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Benicia Barracks, California
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*(1850-1852) 2nd U.S. Infantry, Benicia Barracks, California
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(7 Dec 1852) Died on active duty.
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*(7 Dec 1852) Died on active duty.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151094145/albert-stuart-miller
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*"Ancestral File v4.19," database, (Family Search : accessed 20 September 2012), entry for Albert Stuart Miller.
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*https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/359*.html
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*http://www.fortwiki.com/Benicia_Arsenal
  
 
[[category:Foote Family Papers]]
 
[[category:Foote Family Papers]]

Latest revision as of 16:31, 20 December 2021

Biography

Albert Stuart Miller (1803-1852) - Born in 1803 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. A career U.S. Army infantry officer who was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He died on active duty 7 Dec 1852 at Benicia Barracks, 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.

Fort Miller in Fresno County, California was named for Major Miller.

BIRTH 1803, Tennessee, USA DEATH 7 Dec 1852 (aged 48–49) BURIAL Benicia Army Cemetery, Benicia, Solano County, California, MEMORIAL ID 151094145 MEMORIAL

Parents

Pleasant Moorman Miller (1773–1849) and Mary Louisa Blount Miller (1782-1847)

Siblings

  • Darthula Olivia Miller Bradford 1802–1836
  • John Jacob Miller, 1807–1836
  • Susan Lynch Miller Dyer, 1811–1864
  • Richard Blount Miller, 1827–1855

Career

He entered the United States Military Academy 6 Nov 1818 and graduated 1 Jul 1823 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).

Assignments:

  • (1818-1823) Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point
  • (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 (1), 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.

Sources

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