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George Washington “Wash” Miller

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George Washington “Wash” Miller

Birth
Stony Fork, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Death
28 Mar 1906 (aged 63)
Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Custer County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Married America Jane Phillips September 21, 1863 Ashe Co. NC.

Married Minerva Ann Houston October 24, 1880 in Cooke Co., TX.

Fought for the Confederacy by enlisting in September 14, 1861 in Co. B 37th Regt. North Carolina Inf. CSA. He was captured and taken prisoner of war at Spottsylvania, VA. Captured May 12, 1864, and was released on June 19, 1865 at Elvira N.Y. on taking the oath of allegiance.
He had been a farmer prior to the war. He was 18 when he enlisted.
He contracted a disease called Rupia and wan confined to a hospital bed at Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 in Richmond, VA on July 11, 1863.
Wash was up in the very thick of the battle. Along toward the close of the war and one evening after the battle had lulled, along about the twilight hour, Wash could hear the sound of a mortally wounded soldier, groaning and feebly calling for help. Wash began searching and found the soldier dying out there alone. He asked Wash to take a message to his family, his wife and his three children. Wash gave his promise and after the war had ended, he located the where-a-bouts of the widow, the wife of the soldier who died in battle, whose name was Mikeal. Wash and the widow fell in love and were later married. Her name was America Jane Phillips.
Married America Jane Phillips September 21, 1863 Ashe Co. NC.

Married Minerva Ann Houston October 24, 1880 in Cooke Co., TX.

Fought for the Confederacy by enlisting in September 14, 1861 in Co. B 37th Regt. North Carolina Inf. CSA. He was captured and taken prisoner of war at Spottsylvania, VA. Captured May 12, 1864, and was released on June 19, 1865 at Elvira N.Y. on taking the oath of allegiance.
He had been a farmer prior to the war. He was 18 when he enlisted.
He contracted a disease called Rupia and wan confined to a hospital bed at Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 in Richmond, VA on July 11, 1863.
Wash was up in the very thick of the battle. Along toward the close of the war and one evening after the battle had lulled, along about the twilight hour, Wash could hear the sound of a mortally wounded soldier, groaning and feebly calling for help. Wash began searching and found the soldier dying out there alone. He asked Wash to take a message to his family, his wife and his three children. Wash gave his promise and after the war had ended, he located the where-a-bouts of the widow, the wife of the soldier who died in battle, whose name was Mikeal. Wash and the widow fell in love and were later married. Her name was America Jane Phillips.

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