Private George W. Miller was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 13, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Miller was about 29 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 24, 1869.
Miller was born in 1839 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Miller died on September 29, 1869 in Wickensburg, Arizona, at the age of about 30.
Miller is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1839Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- August 13, 1868Act of valor — Vicinity of the Black Mountains, ArizonaAge about 29. Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- July 24, 1869Medal of Honor presented
- September 29, 1869Died in Wickensburg, ArizonaAge about 30.