Private Frank Miller was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company M, 2d New York Cavalry. Miller was about 17 years old.
59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 24, 1865.
Miller was born in 1848 in New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Miller died on September 12, 1903 in San Francisco, California, at the age of about 55. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Lot 1947, New York. His medal is held by National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, DC.
Miller is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.); was taken prisoner, but successfully retained his trophy until recaptured.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1848Born in New York
- April 6, 1865Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VirginiaAge about 17. Company M, 2d New York Cavalry
- April 24, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- September 12, 1903Died in San Francisco, CaliforniaAge about 55.
- Resting placeGreen-Wood CemeteryLot 1947, New York
Biography
Frank Miller (c. 1848 – September 12, 1903) was a Union soldier, received the Medal of Honor for his capture of the flag of the 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865. Miller enlisted in the Army from Jamaica, New York in September 1864, and was mustered out in June 1865.
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