Son of Albertus Arawine and Harriet (Davis) Miller
Widower of Alice Jane (Rench) Miller
OBITUARY :
DR. VICTOR DAVIS MILLER, a graduate of Gettysburg College and one of the best known and most successful physicians in Washington county, Md., died Thursday evening at his home at Mason and Dixon, after a brief illness from peritonitis, aged 78 years.
In 1862, Dr. Miller was appointed assistant surgeon of the 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, which was stationed at Nashville, Tenn. He was present at the engagement at La Vergne, Tenn., in the seven days fight at Stone River. Dr. Miller was acting surgeon for his regiment during the last four months' service; resigning in l863 on account of physical disability contracted through exposure during the battle of Stone River. At this battle, while engaged in dressing the wounds of an officer, who was serving as colonel of an Indian regiment, and commanding a brigade of General Thomas' corps, on the battlefield, Dr. Miller made a narrow escape, two bullets from the enemy having passed through his coat.
He leaves three sons, all well known practicing physicians in Washimrton county: Dr. DeWitt Clinton R. Miller, State Line; Dr. W. Preston Miller, and Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr., of Hagerstown, and three daughters.
Funeral Saturday afternoon.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, May 27, 1916
Widower of Alice Jane (Rench) Miller
OBITUARY :
DR. VICTOR DAVIS MILLER, a graduate of Gettysburg College and one of the best known and most successful physicians in Washington county, Md., died Thursday evening at his home at Mason and Dixon, after a brief illness from peritonitis, aged 78 years.
In 1862, Dr. Miller was appointed assistant surgeon of the 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, which was stationed at Nashville, Tenn. He was present at the engagement at La Vergne, Tenn., in the seven days fight at Stone River. Dr. Miller was acting surgeon for his regiment during the last four months' service; resigning in l863 on account of physical disability contracted through exposure during the battle of Stone River. At this battle, while engaged in dressing the wounds of an officer, who was serving as colonel of an Indian regiment, and commanding a brigade of General Thomas' corps, on the battlefield, Dr. Miller made a narrow escape, two bullets from the enemy having passed through his coat.
He leaves three sons, all well known practicing physicians in Washimrton county: Dr. DeWitt Clinton R. Miller, State Line; Dr. W. Preston Miller, and Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr., of Hagerstown, and three daughters.
Funeral Saturday afternoon.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, May 27, 1916
Son of Albertus Arawine and Harriet (Davis) Miller
Widower of Alice Jane (Rench) Miller
OBITUARY :
DR. VICTOR DAVIS MILLER, a graduate of Gettysburg College and one of the best known and most successful physicians in Washington county, Md., died Thursday evening at his home at Mason and Dixon, after a brief illness from peritonitis, aged 78 years.
In 1862, Dr. Miller was appointed assistant surgeon of the 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, which was stationed at Nashville, Tenn. He was present at the engagement at La Vergne, Tenn., in the seven days fight at Stone River. Dr. Miller was acting surgeon for his regiment during the last four months' service; resigning in l863 on account of physical disability contracted through exposure during the battle of Stone River. At this battle, while engaged in dressing the wounds of an officer, who was serving as colonel of an Indian regiment, and commanding a brigade of General Thomas' corps, on the battlefield, Dr. Miller made a narrow escape, two bullets from the enemy having passed through his coat.
He leaves three sons, all well known practicing physicians in Washimrton county: Dr. DeWitt Clinton R. Miller, State Line; Dr. W. Preston Miller, and Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr., of Hagerstown, and three daughters.
Funeral Saturday afternoon.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, May 27, 1916
Widower of Alice Jane (Rench) Miller
OBITUARY :
DR. VICTOR DAVIS MILLER, a graduate of Gettysburg College and one of the best known and most successful physicians in Washington county, Md., died Thursday evening at his home at Mason and Dixon, after a brief illness from peritonitis, aged 78 years.
In 1862, Dr. Miller was appointed assistant surgeon of the 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, which was stationed at Nashville, Tenn. He was present at the engagement at La Vergne, Tenn., in the seven days fight at Stone River. Dr. Miller was acting surgeon for his regiment during the last four months' service; resigning in l863 on account of physical disability contracted through exposure during the battle of Stone River. At this battle, while engaged in dressing the wounds of an officer, who was serving as colonel of an Indian regiment, and commanding a brigade of General Thomas' corps, on the battlefield, Dr. Miller made a narrow escape, two bullets from the enemy having passed through his coat.
He leaves three sons, all well known practicing physicians in Washimrton county: Dr. DeWitt Clinton R. Miller, State Line; Dr. W. Preston Miller, and Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr., of Hagerstown, and three daughters.
Funeral Saturday afternoon.
Source : The Adams County News Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, May 27, 1916
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