Calvin fought for the South in the Civil War. He played the Fife in the Confederacy. Married Camilla Greene

Calvin C. Miller, Musician, Co. B Calvin C. Miller, a 24 year-old farmer, enlisted as a private in the "Watauga Marksmen" in September 1861 at Boone, NC.

He was promoted to musician (fifer) on 1 March 1862. Miller was captured at Hanover Court House, VA on 27 May 1862 and exchanged on 5 August. He was captured again at Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863 and exchanged on 13 May 1863. Miller was reduced to ranks as a private after 31 December 1864 probably because his company was so thinned, it could not afford the luxury of a musician. Miller deserted to the enemy on 26 February 1865, and was released after taking the Oath of Allegiance.

Promotions: Musician on 1 March 1862 (*note: Musicians ranked higher than privates, a distinction reflected in their monthly pay: fifers and drummers received twelve dollars, one dollar more than their comrades.)


SOURCE:Mast, Greg. State Troops and Volunteers- A Photographic Record of North Carolina's Civil War Soldiers - Volume I

Children:
child 1: Nicy MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1876 Abt

child 2: Martha MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1859 Abt

child 3: Tamer MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1861 Abt

child 4: Festus MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1878 Abt

child 5: Joseph MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1873 Abt

child 6: Amos MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1860 Abt

child 7: Cornelia MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1867 Abt

child 8: Columbus MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1867 Abt

child 9: Nancy J. MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1854 Abt

child 10: Marcus MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1856 Abt

child 11: Benjamin MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1874 Abt

child 12: Isaac C. Miller
gender: Male
birth: 1858 Abt

child 13: Maggie M. MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1880 Sep 19
death: 1961 Nov 20
burial: Stony Fork Cemet, Stony Fork, Nc

child 14: Elizabeth MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1870
burial: Stony Fork Cemet, Stony Fork, Nc

child 15: Harrison MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1865 Jan 20
death: 1941 Jul 9
burial: Stony Fork Cemet, Stony Fork, Nc

child 16: Rebecca MILLER
gender: Female
birth: 1868 Abt
burial: Stony Fork Cemet, Stony Fork, Nc

child 17: Thomas MILLER
gender: Male
birth: 1852 Abt