Wednesday, July 22, 1863 - Charleston Mercury (Charleston, SC) page 2
Killed, whilst engaged with his company in charging the enemy's batteries at Gettysburg, PA., on the 2nd of July, Edmund James Mills, second son of Samuel S. and Mary E Mills, aged 21 years, 1 month and 2 days.
He became a member of the Palmetto Guard in December, 1860, being with them during the part they bore in the reduction of Fort Sumter. When a call was made in that corps for volunteers for Virginia, he was among the first of who stepped forward for that purpose, and nobly did he perform what he then expressed a willingness to do; to suffer everything in behalf of the cause he had espoused. He died in the performance of his duty. A precious sacrifice has been offered up by his parents upon the altar of their country.
Monument erected in honour of Edmond James Mills
Killed, whilst engaged with his company in charging the enemy's batteries at Gettysburg, PA., on the 2nd of July, Edmund James Mills, second son of Samuel S. and Mary E Mills, aged 21 years, 1 month and 2 days.
He became a member of the Palmetto Guard in December, 1860, being with them during the part they bore in the reduction of Fort Sumter. When a call was made in that corps for volunteers for Virginia, he was among the first of who stepped forward for that purpose, and nobly did he perform what he then expressed a willingness to do; to suffer everything in behalf of the cause he had espoused. He died in the performance of his duty. A precious sacrifice has been offered up by his parents upon the altar of their country.
Monument erected in honour of Edmond James Mills
Wednesday, July 22, 1863 - Charleston Mercury (Charleston, SC) page 2
Killed, whilst engaged with his company in charging the enemy's batteries at Gettysburg, PA., on the 2nd of July, Edmund James Mills, second son of Samuel S. and Mary E Mills, aged 21 years, 1 month and 2 days.
He became a member of the Palmetto Guard in December, 1860, being with them during the part they bore in the reduction of Fort Sumter. When a call was made in that corps for volunteers for Virginia, he was among the first of who stepped forward for that purpose, and nobly did he perform what he then expressed a willingness to do; to suffer everything in behalf of the cause he had espoused. He died in the performance of his duty. A precious sacrifice has been offered up by his parents upon the altar of their country.
Monument erected in honour of Edmond James Mills
Killed, whilst engaged with his company in charging the enemy's batteries at Gettysburg, PA., on the 2nd of July, Edmund James Mills, second son of Samuel S. and Mary E Mills, aged 21 years, 1 month and 2 days.
He became a member of the Palmetto Guard in December, 1860, being with them during the part they bore in the reduction of Fort Sumter. When a call was made in that corps for volunteers for Virginia, he was among the first of who stepped forward for that purpose, and nobly did he perform what he then expressed a willingness to do; to suffer everything in behalf of the cause he had espoused. He died in the performance of his duty. A precious sacrifice has been offered up by his parents upon the altar of their country.
Monument erected in honour of Edmond James Mills
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