Harry was the youngest child of Frederick and Elizabeth (Schaaf) Miller. His parents divorced about 1886. His father married Kate Wert and went West where they established themselves in Denver. Harry probably went West before 1897 when he appears in the directory of Leadville, Lake, Colorado.
Harry was in Colorado in 1898 where he enlisted on 1 May 1898 in Troop A, 2nd U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. The 2nd Cavalry was raised by Colonel Jay L. Torrey, and as a consequence was known as "Torrey's Rough Riders". They moved to Mobile, Alabama, in preparation for movement to Cuba. Troops A, C, D, and F boarded transports with their horses, and the remainder of the Regiment moved overland to Tampa, Florida, where the rest of the forces were being assembled. Due to a lack of transports, the remainder of the Regiment did not board ships, but instead gave up its wagons to assist the movement of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to the ships.
The four troops that arrived in Cuba found that they were the only horse-mounted cavalry available for the campaign. They worked primarily for General Shafter, the commander of troops in Cuba, doing a variety of jobs. Teddy Roosevelt observed that "the Second Cavalrymen are everywhere. All day long you see them. All night long you hear their clattering hooves."
The troops from the Second Cavalry fought at El Caney, San Juan Hill, Aquadores, and around Santiago Cuba.
Harry's record shows he mustered out in as a Seargent in Florida on 17 Oct 1898.
In 1923 Harry was in the U.S. National Home for Soldiers in Hampton, Virginia. He was suffering from Charcot's joint (neuropathic osteoarthropathy) of right arm, arteriosclerosis and syphilis. He entered on 2 Feb 1923 and was discharged on 2 Aug 1923. He listed his brother John J. Miller of 161 Park Street, Montclair, NJ as his nearest relative.
Harry's death on 17 Sep 1926 was recorded in his pension records which he started receiving on 3 Mar 1921. It states he died at Soldier's Home in New Jersey which was probably New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey.
Harry was in Colorado in 1898 where he enlisted on 1 May 1898 in Troop A, 2nd U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. The 2nd Cavalry was raised by Colonel Jay L. Torrey, and as a consequence was known as "Torrey's Rough Riders". They moved to Mobile, Alabama, in preparation for movement to Cuba. Troops A, C, D, and F boarded transports with their horses, and the remainder of the Regiment moved overland to Tampa, Florida, where the rest of the forces were being assembled. Due to a lack of transports, the remainder of the Regiment did not board ships, but instead gave up its wagons to assist the movement of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to the ships.
The four troops that arrived in Cuba found that they were the only horse-mounted cavalry available for the campaign. They worked primarily for General Shafter, the commander of troops in Cuba, doing a variety of jobs. Teddy Roosevelt observed that "the Second Cavalrymen are everywhere. All day long you see them. All night long you hear their clattering hooves."
The troops from the Second Cavalry fought at El Caney, San Juan Hill, Aquadores, and around Santiago Cuba.
Harry's record shows he mustered out in as a Seargent in Florida on 17 Oct 1898.
In 1923 Harry was in the U.S. National Home for Soldiers in Hampton, Virginia. He was suffering from Charcot's joint (neuropathic osteoarthropathy) of right arm, arteriosclerosis and syphilis. He entered on 2 Feb 1923 and was discharged on 2 Aug 1923. He listed his brother John J. Miller of 161 Park Street, Montclair, NJ as his nearest relative.
Harry's death on 17 Sep 1926 was recorded in his pension records which he started receiving on 3 Mar 1921. It states he died at Soldier's Home in New Jersey which was probably New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey.
Harry was the youngest child of Frederick and Elizabeth (Schaaf) Miller. His parents divorced about 1886. His father married Kate Wert and went West where they established themselves in Denver. Harry probably went West before 1897 when he appears in the directory of Leadville, Lake, Colorado.
Harry was in Colorado in 1898 where he enlisted on 1 May 1898 in Troop A, 2nd U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. The 2nd Cavalry was raised by Colonel Jay L. Torrey, and as a consequence was known as "Torrey's Rough Riders". They moved to Mobile, Alabama, in preparation for movement to Cuba. Troops A, C, D, and F boarded transports with their horses, and the remainder of the Regiment moved overland to Tampa, Florida, where the rest of the forces were being assembled. Due to a lack of transports, the remainder of the Regiment did not board ships, but instead gave up its wagons to assist the movement of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to the ships.
The four troops that arrived in Cuba found that they were the only horse-mounted cavalry available for the campaign. They worked primarily for General Shafter, the commander of troops in Cuba, doing a variety of jobs. Teddy Roosevelt observed that "the Second Cavalrymen are everywhere. All day long you see them. All night long you hear their clattering hooves."
The troops from the Second Cavalry fought at El Caney, San Juan Hill, Aquadores, and around Santiago Cuba.
Harry's record shows he mustered out in as a Seargent in Florida on 17 Oct 1898.
In 1923 Harry was in the U.S. National Home for Soldiers in Hampton, Virginia. He was suffering from Charcot's joint (neuropathic osteoarthropathy) of right arm, arteriosclerosis and syphilis. He entered on 2 Feb 1923 and was discharged on 2 Aug 1923. He listed his brother John J. Miller of 161 Park Street, Montclair, NJ as his nearest relative.
Harry's death on 17 Sep 1926 was recorded in his pension records which he started receiving on 3 Mar 1921. It states he died at Soldier's Home in New Jersey which was probably New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey.
Harry was in Colorado in 1898 where he enlisted on 1 May 1898 in Troop A, 2nd U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. The 2nd Cavalry was raised by Colonel Jay L. Torrey, and as a consequence was known as "Torrey's Rough Riders". They moved to Mobile, Alabama, in preparation for movement to Cuba. Troops A, C, D, and F boarded transports with their horses, and the remainder of the Regiment moved overland to Tampa, Florida, where the rest of the forces were being assembled. Due to a lack of transports, the remainder of the Regiment did not board ships, but instead gave up its wagons to assist the movement of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to the ships.
The four troops that arrived in Cuba found that they were the only horse-mounted cavalry available for the campaign. They worked primarily for General Shafter, the commander of troops in Cuba, doing a variety of jobs. Teddy Roosevelt observed that "the Second Cavalrymen are everywhere. All day long you see them. All night long you hear their clattering hooves."
The troops from the Second Cavalry fought at El Caney, San Juan Hill, Aquadores, and around Santiago Cuba.
Harry's record shows he mustered out in as a Seargent in Florida on 17 Oct 1898.
In 1923 Harry was in the U.S. National Home for Soldiers in Hampton, Virginia. He was suffering from Charcot's joint (neuropathic osteoarthropathy) of right arm, arteriosclerosis and syphilis. He entered on 2 Feb 1923 and was discharged on 2 Aug 1923. He listed his brother John J. Miller of 161 Park Street, Montclair, NJ as his nearest relative.
Harry's death on 17 Sep 1926 was recorded in his pension records which he started receiving on 3 Mar 1921. It states he died at Soldier's Home in New Jersey which was probably New Jersey Memorial Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey.
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