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Preferred Citation:

Marshall M. Miller Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1996.

Biographical Information:

Marshall M. Miller (b. 1827) served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a soldier of Battery F, First Michigan Regiment Light Artillery. During his time with the Union Army he served in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Typescripts of letters, xeroxed in circa 1995, written by Union soldier Marshall M. Miller (b. 1827) of Battery F, First Michigan Regiment Light Artillery to his wife Mrs. Adelia M. Miller at Bethel, Branch County, Michigan. Includes descriptions of camp life in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. Starting in August 1864, Miller participated in engagements in the Atlanta campaign and there are descriptions of these battles. Also, forms about his military service filled out by Miller in 1873 for the Adjutant General's Office, Military Department, Michigan, and a typescript of a letter, 29 March 1903, from J. T. Miller, Union City, Michigan, about the history of the Miller family of Branch County, Michigan.

Arrangement of Materials:

Organization: This collection is organized into two series. Series 1 contains forms and Series 2 contains letters. Arrangement: This collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Atlanta Campaign, 1864
• Branch County (Mich.)--History--19th century
• Correspondence
• Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Typescripts
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States. Army. Michigan Light Artillery Regiment, 1st Battery, Company F
• Wright, Hansi Kane