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Richard Willis “Dick” Milner

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Richard Willis “Dick” Milner

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
16 Dec 1862 (aged 29)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Concord, Pike County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Richard Willis Milner, born March 19, 1833, was the son of Rev. John Holmes Milner and Mrs. Elizabeth Dabney Willis Milner of Pike County, Georgia. He married Sarah 'Sallie' Elizabeth Ravens on December 12, 1855. They had four children, John Holmes Milner who served as Sheriff of Pike county for 12 years; Nancy E. "Willie" Willis Milner Strickland; Mary Eliza Milner Lee and Martha Amaretta "Dixie" Milner Hooten. He served in the War Between the States as listed below and died on December 16, 1862, buried in Concord on January 16, 1863. See obit that follows in photographs as a jpg file.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 13th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY EVANS' BRIGADE, GORDON'S DIVISION
PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA "CONFEDERATE GUARDS"

Milner, Richard W.-4th Corporal July 8,1861. Discharged, disability, Savannah, Ga. December 30, 1861. Reenlisted as a private May 1862. Wounded near Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Died of wounds at Hamilton's Crossing, Va. December 16, 1862.
Richard Willis Milner, born March 19, 1833, was the son of Rev. John Holmes Milner and Mrs. Elizabeth Dabney Willis Milner of Pike County, Georgia. He married Sarah 'Sallie' Elizabeth Ravens on December 12, 1855. They had four children, John Holmes Milner who served as Sheriff of Pike county for 12 years; Nancy E. "Willie" Willis Milner Strickland; Mary Eliza Milner Lee and Martha Amaretta "Dixie" Milner Hooten. He served in the War Between the States as listed below and died on December 16, 1862, buried in Concord on January 16, 1863. See obit that follows in photographs as a jpg file.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 13th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY EVANS' BRIGADE, GORDON'S DIVISION
PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA "CONFEDERATE GUARDS"

Milner, Richard W.-4th Corporal July 8,1861. Discharged, disability, Savannah, Ga. December 30, 1861. Reenlisted as a private May 1862. Wounded near Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, 1862. Died of wounds at Hamilton's Crossing, Va. December 16, 1862.

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R W Milner Mar 18, 1833 Dec 16 1862 "Died on field of battle ... noble thus to die. God smile on ...soldier. His record on high.

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Shares marker with wife, Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" (affectionately known as 'Muddie') Ravens Milner Speer

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