RARE “Spanish-American War\" General Marcus P. Miller Signed 2.75X4.5 Card COA For Sale

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RARE “Spanish-American War\" General Marcus P. Miller Signed 2.75X4.5 Card COA:
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MarcusP. Miller(March 27, 1835 –December 11, 1906) was a career officer in theUnited States Army.AUnion Armyveteran of theAmerican Civil Waranda U.S. Army veteran of theAmerican Indian Wars,Spanish–American War,Philippine–American War,he served from 1858 to 1899, attained the rank ofbrigadier general,and was commended for gallantry during several Civil War battles, theModoc War,Nez Perce War, and theIloilo campaignofthe Philippine–American War. Marcus Peter Miller was born inStockbridge, MassachusettsonMarch 27, 1835, a son of Marcus L. Miller and Eliza Caroline (Van Bramer)Miller. He was educated in Stockbridge, and graduated from Stockbridge\'sWilliams Academy. He began attendance at theUnited States Military Academyin1854. He graduated in 1858, ranked eighth in his class of 28. Miller wasappointed asecond lieutenantbybrevetin theArtillery branch.Miller was assigned to theArtillery SchoolatFort Monroe,Virginiafrom 1858 to 1860.He received his commission as asecond lieutenantinSeptember 1859 and was assigned to the4th Artillery Regiment.In 1860, Miller was in charge of recruits he escorted to their duty stationsinUtah Territory. He thenserved atFort Crittenden, Utah Territory from 1860 to 1861. In May1861, Miller was promoted tofirst lieutenant.From October 1861 to March 1862, he took partin theDefenses of Washington, D.C.asa member of the 4th Artillery. He was the regiment\'squartermasterfrom February to April1862 and regimentaladjutantfrom April 1862 to March 1864.Miller served in thePeninsula campaignasOrdnanceofficerof theArmy of the Potomac\'sreserve artillery from March to August 1862.On July 1, 1862, he took partin theBattle of Malvern Hill,for which he received a promotion to brevetcaptain. MillercommandedBattery G, 4th ArtilleryfromSeptember to November, 1862 and took part in the Army of the Potomac\'sMaryland campaign.He was in charge of his battery during theSeptember 17, 1862Battle of Antietam. Millercontinued in command during the Rappahannock campaign of October to November1862. He was still in command in late 1862 and early 1863, including theBattle of FredericksburgonDecember 13, 1862 andSecond Battle of FredericksburgonMay 3, 1863. From May to June, 1863, Miller was assigned to the garrisonatFort Washington,Maryland. He served as mustering officer for recruits inBaltimore, Maryland from June to August 1863, after which hereturned to the garrison at Fort Washington, where he remained until March1864.From March to November 1864, Miller served onan examining board for new officers at theWar DepartmentheadquartersinWashington, D.C.,andAnnapolis, Maryland.Hewas promoted tocaptainonMarch 11, 1864. Miller commanded a battery inKernstown, VirginiafromNovember 1864 to February 1865. He took part in GeneralPhilip Sheridan\'sShenandoah Valleymovements from February to April 1865. Hethen took part in theAppomattox campaign,including theBattle of Dinwiddie Court HouseonMarch 31, 1865 and an engagement atScotts Corneron April 2, 1865. He took part in the April6, 1865Battle of Sailor\'s CreekandtheBattle of Appomattox CourtHouseon April 9, 1865. Miller was present atConfederateGeneralRobert E. Lee\'s surrender. Miller returned to Washington, D.C.with his regiment at the end of the war.He was promoted to brevetmajoron March 13,1865 in recognition of his meritorious service during the campaign fromWinchestertoRichmond, Virginia.He was promoted to brevetlieutenant colonelonMarch 31, 1865 in recognition of his gallant conduct at Dinwiddie Court House. Afterthe Civil War, Miller served with his regiment inWashington, D.C.from June 1865 to November 1867. He wason duty atFort McHenry,Marylandfrom November 1867 to March 1870. He was on dutyinCharleston, West VirginiafromMarch to November 1870. From November 1870 to November 1872 Miller was again onduty at Fort McHenry. Miller was on frontier duty atFort Stevens,Oregonfrom November 1872 to June 1877 and took part intheModoc Warof 1872–1873. He was in command of anArtillerybattalionduring theNez Perce Warfrom June to October1877.He served at thePresidio of San FranciscofromNovember 1877 to June 1878.From June to September 1878 he took part intheBannock War. Miller was assigned toFort McDowell,Californiafrom October 1878 to October 1879.From October 1879 to August 1881, Miller wasassigned to theArtillery SchoolatFort Monroe,Virginia. From August 1881 to August 1884, Miller served as aninstructor ofArtillerytacticsat theUnited States Military Academy.He received promotion toMajorin the5th Artillery RegimentonSeptember 14, 1883. From September 1884 to November 1886, Miller was assignedtoFort Hamilton,New York, including a leave of absence for illness from Juneto October 1885.From November 1886 to June 1888, Miller was inspector ofrifle practice and actingOrdnanceofficerfor theMilitary Division of theAtlantic.He was commander of the post atFort Columbus,New Yorkfrom July to December 1888. From January 1889 to October 1894, Miller wasagain assigned to the staff of theArtillery School,this time as superintendent of instruction for Field Engineering, Electricity,Mechanical Engineering, and the Art of War. On February 27, 1890,Miller was promoted to brevetcolonelfor gallantand meritorious service on April 17, 1873 atLava Beds, CaliforniaduringtheModoc WarandClearwater, Idahoon July 11 and 12, 1877 duringtheNez Perce War.He was promotedtolieutenant colonelinthe1st Artillery RegimentonOctober 10, 1894. Miller commanded the1st Artillery RegimentandFort Hamilton,New Yorkfrom October 1894 to October 1896. He remainedin command when the regiment moved toSt. Francis BarracksinSaint Augustine, Floridaandalso commanded the post.Miller was promoted tocolonelon April 30,1897, and took command of the3rd FieldArtillery Regimentand the post atFort McDowell,California. At the start of theSpanish–American WarinApril 1898, Miller assumed command of all theCoast ArtilleryfortsprotectingSan Francisco Bay. Inaddition, he served on wartime boards that considered the retirement and promotionof officers.In May 1898, Miller was promoted tobrigadier generalofUnited States Volunteers.From May to July 1898, Miller commanded 1stBrigade,Eighth ArmyCorps. From July to November 1898, Miller commanded the Eighth ArmyCorps\' Independent Division and the garrison troops atThe Presidio of San Francisco.From November to December 1898, Miller commanded the Independent Division oftheEighth ArmyCorpswhile en route to thePhilippines.Upon arrival, he took part in thePhilippine–American Warascommander of the 1st Separate Brigade of the Eighth Army Corps.[1]The brigade was immediately ordered to takecontrol of the city ofIloiloon the island ofPanayfromSpanish troopswho were departingafter the end of theSpanish–American War. Filipinoinsurgents occupied Iloilo after the Spanish departed but before Miller\'scommand arrived.the brigade took over most of the city inFebruary 1899. During this command, Miller passed an information copy of thememo describing the U.S.benevolent assimilationpolicyfor the Philippines to local officials styling themselves as theFederalGovernment of the Visayas.Miller was unaware that GeneralElwell Otishad supplied abowlderizedversion of the memo to Filipino leaderEmilio AguinaldoinManila.The unaltered version eventually made its wayto Aguinaldo, who compared it to the altered one.The contrast between the two versions made Otisappear to be deceptive, which increased tension between the U.S. occupationgovernment and the Filipinos. On February 12, the 1st SeparateBrigade captured the city\'s district ofJaro, then successfully defended against three insurgentcounterattacks. In February 1899, Miller was promoted tobrigadier generalinthe regular armyIn addition to commanding the 1st Separate Brigade,Miller commanded the Military District ofPanay,Negros,Cebu, andLeyte.Heremained in these posts until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 64 onMarch 27, 1899

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