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Andrew Miller

Sergeant Andrew Miller, Marine Corps, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 5, 1864 at Mobile Bay, Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War August 5, 1864Born in Germany

Sergeant Andrew Miller was a Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864 at Mobile Bay, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Richmond. Miller was about 28 years old.

97 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.

Miller was born in 1836 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Washington, District of Columbia.

Miller is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 34 credited to District of Columbia.

Official Medal of Honor citation

As a captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. RichmoND during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her desks, Sgt. Miller fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious two-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Germany — map

Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in District of Columbia →

Timeline

  1. 1836
    Born in Germany
  2. August 5, 1864
    Act of valor — Mobile Bay, Alabama
    Age about 28. U.S.S. Richmond

Biography

Andrew Miller (born c. 1836) was a sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay.

From the Wikipedia article “Andrew Miller (Medal of Honor, 1864)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on August 5, 1864

TA Thomas E. Atkinson Yeoman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JA James Avery Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 CB Charles Baker Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1864 WB William Blagheen Ship's Cook · Navy Civil War · 1864 JB John Brazell Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 JB John Brown Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864 RB Robert Brown Captain of the Top · Navy Civil War · 1864 WB William H. Brown Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WB Wilson Brown Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JB John M. Burns Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WC William M. Carr Master-at-Arms · Navy Civil War · 1864 MC Michael Cassidy Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864

See all 98 recipients for August 5, 1864 →

Same unit

JH John S. Hickman Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 MM Matthew McClelland First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 TM Thomas Mitchell Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1879 JR John Rush First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 Joseph E. Vantine First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from District of Columbia

Charles E. Capehart Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WS William Shepherd Private · Army Civil War · 1865 George H. Plowman Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 Carle Augustus Woodruff First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.