Coosa County AlArchives Photo tombstone.....John McBride Miller, Jr. Confederate States Army Veteran January 16 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald Bridges bridgesrd@knology.net January 17, 2005, 12:17 pm Source: Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa Co., AL Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/coosa/photos/tombstones/poplarspringsbap/gph1334johnmcbr.jpg Image file size: 187.9 Kb John McBride Miller is sometimes referred as J. M. C. Miller. His name was inadvertently written several ways: J. M. C. Miller; JMC Miller; John MC Miller; or John M. C. Miller. On May of 1862 J. M. C. Miller, age 19, was present for roll call of the 34th Ala Infantry Regiment, Company B. 34th Alabama Infantry Regiment The 34th Alabama Infantry was organized at Loachapoka on 15 April 1862, with companies recruited from Montgomery and the counties of Coosa, Russell, and Tallapoosa. It was sent to Tupelo, MS, and was placed with the 24th and 28th Alabama regiments, and two South Carolina regiments, in Gen'l Arthur M. Manigault's Brigade, Gen'l Jones M. Wither's Division. The regiment moved into Kentucky but was not in action during the campaign. It was with the main Army of Tennessee when it fought at Murfreesboro, and it sustained heavy casualties (11 k, 77 w). The remainder of the winter was spent near Tullahoma, and the regiment then withdrew with the army to the Chattanooga area. At Chickamauga, the 34th again lost heavily, and at Missionary Ridge, a large number were captured. The regiment, numbering 388 men and 281 arms, wintered and recruited for the campaigning of 1864 at Dalton and began the "Hundred Days' Battle" in the spring. From Dalton to Atlanta, the 34th shared fully in the operations of the Army of Tennessee. It lost heavily in the battles of 22 and 28 July, at Atlanta. At Jonesboro, casualties were light. At the Battle of Franklin, the 34th escaped the severest part of the fighting, but at Nashville, the remainder of the unit was nearly decimated. With the wreck of the Army, the regiment passed into the Carolinas where it skirmished at Kinston and again at Bentonville. Ultimately consolidated with the 24th and 28th regiments, about 100 of the original 1,000 members of the regiment were surrendered at High Point, North Carolina, 26 April 1865. Field officers: Col. Julius C. B. Mitchell (Montgomery, detached). Lt. Cols. James W. Echols (Macon, resigned); John C. Carter (Montgomery, wounded at Murfreesboro). Majors Henry R. McCoy (Tallapoosa, resigned); John N. Slaughter (Coosa, wounded at Atlanta). History: I. B. Cadenhead. "Some Confederate letters of I. B. Cadenhead, Co. H, 34th Alabama infantry regiment," Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol. XVIII (1956), pp. 564-71. James Robert Maxwell. Autobiography of James Robert Maxwell of Tuscaloosa, Alabam[a]. (New York, 1926) On 20 Jun 1997, I discovered a gravestone had been placed on his grave. This was done after the Coosa County Records Volume II, Cemeteries, had been completed in 1980. In that said records it was written: No dates(meaning on gravestone), but he is a brother of A. J. (referring to Andrew Jackson Miller). Information in Coosa County Records, Vol. II, page 75. A. J. Miller is buried near his brother. There was a wreath by his grave with a small Confederate flag stuck on top of the wreath. The gravestone appears to be one issued through a veterans program. The gravestone was white and had inscribed on it: PVT John MC Miller CO B 34 ALA Regt CSA Jan 11, 1841 Nov 6, 1927 I later discovered that William E. Miller, the Great Grandson of John McBride Miller, placed the gravestone there and had a dedication performed in honor of the service that John gave to the CSA as a solider. The Chronicle "J. M. C. Miller, of Hanover, was in Rockford Saturday. Mr. Miller is a veteran of the Confederacy, 68 years old, and while here called at the McCann barber shop and was shaved and informed The Chronicle representative that it was the second time he had ever had his face shaved, the other time was 48 years ago when he joined the Confederate army."(1) From Our Correspondents Spoke News "John Miller, of Coosa county, was the guest of his son, Dock, last week.(2) "Local News A letter to the Editor gives the information that "Uncle" John Miller is now at Bennington, Oklahoma." (3) (1) The Chronicle, 5 Mar 1909, p. 5. Published in Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. (2) The Chronicle, From Our Correspondents, 5 Aug 1910, p. 5. (3) The Chronicle, Local News 13 Aug 1920, p. 4. An Old Confederate Soldier Bennington, Oklahoma, Jan. 27, R. F. D. 1. To my old friends and comrades in dear old Coosa, will try and tell them through the Chronicle, where I am at, where I have been, and what I have seen. I left Coosa with my daughter, we went to Texas, and lived with her at Garman, Texas until July in the same year. That is a sandy country, and very little cotton is grown. The boll weevil has taken that country, but the oil helped them out. In an field I saw derrick every where. The oil was gushing steady, when a pipe bursted(1) and caught on fire, it sure did burn. While I was there, I went to Hill county to see my sister, Mattie Sharburt, and sure did enjoy my visit there. Hill, himself, was living then , but died the next year In July, my baby boy came to see me. I went home with him and am still with him. This is a pretty level country with scruby trees, such as blackjacks, post oak, honeylakes, and god knows how many thorn trees. There are but a few squirrels and rabbits, no wild turkeys at all. We hear something that makes a funny noise, they say it is wolves but I haven’t seen any yet. The wind blows so hard that it almost blows me down. Everything seems peculiar to me here. You can pull green fodder in the field and make shoe strings out of it. Well I wish I could see all of you in Alabama. I could tell all about this country. They find stills every few weeks, but I can’t find any cats as they call here. Well I have found 2 old soldiels(2) out here. One of then was a reble(3) and the other a yankee(4) . We have lots of fun talking about the war. Well it snowed last night for the first time this winter. The snow is about 2 inches deep. Must close and go see if I can track a rabbit. I am sending this to the Chronicle, and if I see this in print may write again. J. M. C. Miller(5) (1) Spelled this way in article. (2) Spelled this way in article. (3) Spelled this way in article. (4) Spelled this way in article. (5) "An Old Confederate Soldier," The Rockford Chronicle, 1 Feb. 1923, p. 1. Located in the Alabama Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. Mr. John Miller Dead Mr. John Miller, an aged resident of the county died Sunday and was buried Monday after noon at Poplar Springs cemetery with Rev. J. T. Fielding conducting the funeral services. At the time of death he was domiciled with his grandson, Mr. Sim Miller. Some months ago he had a stroke of paralysis and has been in bad health. He was connected with the large Miller family of this county and leaves surviving several relatives to whom the Chronicle extends its sympathy in their sorrow. (1) (1) "Mr. John Miller Dead," The Rockford Chronicle, 10 Nov. 1927, p. 1. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. Additional Comments: Descendants of John McBride Miller, Jr. 1 John McBride Miller, Jr. b: 11 Jan 1841 in Henry Co., GA d: 6 Nov 1927 in Coosa Co., AL +Martha Ann Logan b: 3 Oct 1835 in Coosa Co., AL d: 18 Apr 1910 in Coosa Co., AL m: 11 Sep 1868 in Coosa Co., AL 2 Arminue Alice Miller b: 4 Apr 1870 in Coosa Co., AL d: 5 Feb 1947 in Gorman, Eastland Co., TX +Stonewall A. Johnson Stewart b: 31 May 1867 in Weogufka, Coosa Co., AL d: 24 Apr 1917 in Eastland Co., TX m: 18 Oct 1891 in Coosa Co., AL 2 Eli Walter Miller b: 8 Mar 1872 in Coosa Co., AL d: 23 Apr 1920 in Elmore Co., AL +Mollie Dee Adams b: 27 Sep 1876 in Coosa Co., AL d: 14 Nov 1937 in Coosa Co., AL m: 6 Oct 1892 in Coosa Co., AL 2 Berry Wilbert Miller b: 17 Nov 1874 in Coosa Co., AL d: 3 Jun 1958 in Montgomery Co., AL +Ella Missoura Mitchell b: 26 Dec 1879 in Elmore Co., AL d: 11 Mar 1954 in Montgomery Co., AL m: 24 Nov 1895 in Coosa Co., AL 2 John Thomas Miller, Sr. b: 21 Jan 1877 in Coosa Co., AL d: 30 Dec 1962 in El Paso, El Paso Co., TX +Mary Dorcas Jones b: 26 Dec 1880 in Weogufka, Coosa Co., AL d: 1 Jan 1964 in Canutillo, El Paso Co., TX m: 19 Feb 1897 in Coosa Co., AL File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/coosa/photos/tombstones/poplarspringsbap/gph1334johnmcbr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.8 Kb