MILLER, John Franklin
Affiliation:
Union
Born: November 21 1831, South Bend IN
Died: March 8 1886, Washington DC
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, county treasurer, politician
War Service: August 1861 Col. of 29th Indiana, Shiloh, Corinth, Kentucky campaign,
commanded 3rd Bde/2nd Divn under Thomas at Stone's River (w), commanded a brigade
in Tullahoma campaign, Liberty Gap TN (w), January 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of
Volunteers, commanded the post at Nashville, commanded a mixed force in
the battle of Nashville.
Post War: Customs collector, businessman in the
fur industry, US senator