James Miller (Medal of Honor)
{{other people|James Miller}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=James Miller
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1836|9|21}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1914|3|4|1836|9|21}}
|birth_place= Denmark
|death_place=
|placeofburial= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= James Miller, MOH (framed).jpg
|caption=James Miller
|allegiance= United States of America
Union
|branch= United States Navy
Union Navy
|serviceyears=
|rank= Quartermaster
|unit={{flagicon|United States Navy}} {{USS|Marblehead|1861|6}}
|battles=American Civil War
|awards=Medal of Honor
|laterwork=
}}
James Miller (September 21, 1836 – March 4, 1914) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War.
Biography
Of Norwegian descent, Miller was born in Denmark on September 21, 1836, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts. He served aboard the steam gunboat {{USS|Marblehead|1861|6}}. During the Battle of Legareville on John's Island (near Legareville, South Carolina) by the Stono River on December 25, 1863, he continued to take soundings while under fire. For his conduct on this occasion, Quartermaster James Miller received the Medal of Honor and promoted to Acting Master's Mate.
Miller died on March 4, 1914, at age 77 and was buried in Philadelphia. The destroyer {{USS|Miller|DD-535}}, which served in World War II and the Korean War, was named in his honor.
Medal of Honor citation
Quartermaster Miller's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Served as quartermaster on board the U.S. Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville, Stono River, December 25, 1863, during an engagement with the enemy on John's Island. Acting courageously under the fierce hostile fire, Miller behaved gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy's withdrawal and abandonment of its arms.{{Cite web|publisher=United States Army Center of Military History
|title=United States Medals of Honor - Miller, James, Quartermaster, USN
|work=Medal of Honor website
|date=2007-07-16
|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html
|accessdate=2007-09-15
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223063700/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html
|archivedate=2009-02-23
}}
See also
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
Notes
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References
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- {{Cite web
|publisher=Naval History & Heritage Command
|title=US People - Miller, James, Quartermaster, USN
|work=Online Library
|date=2003-06-10
|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/j-miller.htm
|accessdate=2006-11-20
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026023328/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/j-miller.htm
|archivedate=2006-10-26
}}
- {{Cite web |accessdate=September 29, 2010 |url=http://vesterheim.org/CivilWar/db/m/mil/006423.html |title=James Miller at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum |archive-date=November 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107041753/http://vesterheim.org/CivilWar/db/m/mil/006423.html |url-status=dead }}
- {{Hall of Valor|1496|name=James Miller|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}
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Category:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Category:People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
Category:Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients
Category:Danish emigrants to the United States
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Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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