Pvt. Nicholas Miller enlisted with the 6th Minnesota Infantry, Co. K, in Feb. of 1863. He was 21 years old at the time.
At the moment, not much is known about Miller, other than the fact that he was killed in the same skirmish as Lt. Beaver, but in a different location somewhere nearby.
There are no official military records that Miller's remains were ever removed from the battlefield to another cemetery location, and there is a presumption that he may still be buried somewhere along the river banks in the original rifle pits or at this location where Beaver's body was first laid to rest.
On Oct.10, 1953, a military monument was ordered for Miller by Dana Wright, (a 47 year official with the State Historical Society of ND,) and authority on the Sibley and Sully Expeditions. The monument was shipped to Angus Faulkner, a local farmer whose family homesteaded in this area, and it was placed at this location upon its arrival.
Thus, this monument is considered the significant point of remembrance for Pvt. Miller, who died near this location in the line of duty.
At the moment, not much is known about Miller, other than the fact that he was killed in the same skirmish as Lt. Beaver, but in a different location somewhere nearby.
There are no official military records that Miller's remains were ever removed from the battlefield to another cemetery location, and there is a presumption that he may still be buried somewhere along the river banks in the original rifle pits or at this location where Beaver's body was first laid to rest.
On Oct.10, 1953, a military monument was ordered for Miller by Dana Wright, (a 47 year official with the State Historical Society of ND,) and authority on the Sibley and Sully Expeditions. The monument was shipped to Angus Faulkner, a local farmer whose family homesteaded in this area, and it was placed at this location upon its arrival.
Thus, this monument is considered the significant point of remembrance for Pvt. Miller, who died near this location in the line of duty.
Pvt. Nicholas Miller enlisted with the 6th Minnesota Infantry, Co. K, in Feb. of 1863. He was 21 years old at the time.
At the moment, not much is known about Miller, other than the fact that he was killed in the same skirmish as Lt. Beaver, but in a different location somewhere nearby.
There are no official military records that Miller's remains were ever removed from the battlefield to another cemetery location, and there is a presumption that he may still be buried somewhere along the river banks in the original rifle pits or at this location where Beaver's body was first laid to rest.
On Oct.10, 1953, a military monument was ordered for Miller by Dana Wright, (a 47 year official with the State Historical Society of ND,) and authority on the Sibley and Sully Expeditions. The monument was shipped to Angus Faulkner, a local farmer whose family homesteaded in this area, and it was placed at this location upon its arrival.
Thus, this monument is considered the significant point of remembrance for Pvt. Miller, who died near this location in the line of duty.
At the moment, not much is known about Miller, other than the fact that he was killed in the same skirmish as Lt. Beaver, but in a different location somewhere nearby.
There are no official military records that Miller's remains were ever removed from the battlefield to another cemetery location, and there is a presumption that he may still be buried somewhere along the river banks in the original rifle pits or at this location where Beaver's body was first laid to rest.
On Oct.10, 1953, a military monument was ordered for Miller by Dana Wright, (a 47 year official with the State Historical Society of ND,) and authority on the Sibley and Sully Expeditions. The monument was shipped to Angus Faulkner, a local farmer whose family homesteaded in this area, and it was placed at this location upon its arrival.
Thus, this monument is considered the significant point of remembrance for Pvt. Miller, who died near this location in the line of duty.
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