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Henry August Miller

Captain Henry August Miller, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 9, 1865Born in Germany

Captain Henry August Miller, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th Illinois Infantry. Miller was 26 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 8, 1865.

Miller was born on March 22, 1839 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. Miller died on June 12, 1919 in Urbana, Illinois, at the age of 80. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Champaign, Illinois.

Miller is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. March 22, 1839
    Born in Germany
  2. April 9, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Blakely, Alabama
    Age 26. Company B, 8th Illinois Infantry
  3. June 8, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 12, 1919
    Died in Urbana, Illinois
    Age 80.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Hope Cemetery
    Champaign, Illinois

Also honored for actions on April 9, 1865

JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Lemuel Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John P. Donaldson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry S. Finkenbiner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WF West Funk Major · Army Civil War · 1865 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Clay Merriam Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 DM Daniel B. Moore Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WM William H. Myers Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HN Henry Clay Nichols Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TP Thomas H. l Payne First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Patrick Henry Pentzer Captain · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 19 recipients for April 9, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 JM John Wade McDonald Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Philip Sidney Post Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 WT William Toomer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 TM Thomas McGraw Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 William W. Fraser Private · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.