Henry Miller (1839 - 1911)

Born 17 Aug 1839 in Bayern, Deutscher Bund

Died 15 Mar 1911 at age 71 in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Henry Miller served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 20 Aug 1861
Mustered out: 27 Aug 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co D 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry

Henry Miller a civil war veteran died in Williamstown. Henry served in Co. D, of the 11th PA Cavalry until 1863, but then re-enlisted and served until August 13, 1865 when he was honorably discharged.

From his Obituary in the Lykens Standard Mar. 24.1911. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, Aug 17, 1839, and he was the son of Peter Miller and Phillipani Monsweiler.

Henry Miller Death Certificate.

Henry emigrated from Germany and first settled in Swatara, then moved to Coaldale (Coal Dale was a small unincorporated area at the base of Short or Big Lick Mountain, north of Lykens and west of Wiconisco. This town name is found on a Library of Congress map here [1]

Henry married Magdalena Matter and they had two children. Also living at the time of his obituary is his brother Adam Miller of Wiconisco.

The family moved to Williamstown in 1868. (please read his obituary as one of the images attached to this profile)

According to his death certificate, Henry Miller died on 15 March 1911 of “cystitis and heart disease.

Sources

• Gratz Civil War Blog http://civilwar.gratzpa.org/2019/09/obituary-of-henry-miller-of-williamstown-veteran-cavalryman/
• The Pennsylvania Civil War Project/Pennsylvanians in the Civil War

by Steve Maczuga, Penn State University http://php.scripts.psu.edu/~sam21/notes3.php?id=273421

• Schindler Family Tree-Egypte1 Ancestry.com subscription required https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/8355770/person/422126004147/facts
• Find A Grave: Memorial #169796725 Henry Miller
• Lykens Civil War Blog GAR monument http://civilwar.gratzpa.org/2011/12/best-of-2011-lykens-g-a-r-monument/