National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm) --- After enlistment the 17th U.S.C.I. was assigned to Murfressboro, TN
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This document states that Alexander Miller enlisted at age 19. Alexander Miller's Tennessee Death Certificate states that he was born on 6 Jan 1840 (If so, he was 23 when he enlisted). The 17th U.S.C.I. was recruiting in Stevenson, Alabama, and, would be coming to Nashville, TN in early December 1863 to do further recruiting. Alexander could not wait to enlist, and, he went to Stevenson, AL enlisting there on 24 Nov 1863 and he served until Mustering Out on 25 Apr 1866. Alexander Miller's daughter Gertrude (Miller) Flemming (i.e., Army Brat), who was Jimmie's grandmother, raised Jimmie.
1861 - 1865 – United States Of America
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Alexander Miller was awarded the Union Army's Civil War Campaign Medal and other "Fruit Salad".
May 22, 1863 – WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C.
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U. S. War Department General Orders, No. 143 Creating The United States Colored Troops By Order Of Secretary Of War Edwin M Stanton, Esq.. While Recruitment Of Colored Troops Began In Early January 1863, Order 143 Created "The Bureau Of Colored Troops" In Order To Accelerate The Process And To Formally And More Efficiently Direct The Recruitment Process.
1863 to 1867
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Alexander Miller's Ancestry.Com Military Page can be reached at: http://trees.ancestry.com/view/Military.aspx?pid=-932896269&vid=8740953a-a90a-464e-b89b-b6b486a90e37&tid=8549410&pg=32768&pgPL=pid&msg=ui
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Hiram B Granbury was killed in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Maj. Gen. John Calvin Brown was wounded in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Zachariah C. Deas was wounded in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama. Place this in your address window and press "Enter" to view the General's Profile http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3867
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Francis Marion Cockrell was wounded in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama. Place this in your address window and press "Enter" to view the General's Profile http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3867
National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm)
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Pension document regarding Alexander Miller: Company A, 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, 1st TN Colored Brigade, United States Colored Troops.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne was killed in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. John Adams was killed in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
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30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. States Rights Gist was killed in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Otho F. Strahl was killed in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Arthur Middleton Manigault was wounded in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama. Place this in your address window and press "Enter" to view the General's Profile http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3867
30 Nov 1864 – Battle Of Franklin, TN
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Brig. Gen. Jacob Hunter Sharp was wounded in the Battle Of Franklin. He was one of the thirteen (13) Confederate Generals who were very seriously wounded, killed, or captured in that particular Battle. The 17th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment fought against Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and the Army of Tennessee C.S.A. at Murfreesboro, Franklin, & Nashville TN, also, at Decatur, Alabama.
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USCT Headquarters Insignia
15-30 Dec 1864 – Battle Of Nashville, TN - Pursuit Of Hood To Decatur, AL
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Major General George Henry Thomas, a.k.a. "The Rock Of Chickamauga" - Commander Of The U.S. Army Of The Cumberland (above). ****** Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield defeated Hood at the Battle Of Franklin, TN, While Maj. Gen. Thomas raced to Nashville ahead of Hood, so as to consolidate Union Forces there. Maj. Gen. Thomas more soundly defeated Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood at the Battle Of Nashville, and chased and fought Lt. Gen. Hood all the way to Decatur, AL. Due to Hood's massive defeat he was relieved of command in January 1865, and, the Tennessee Army Of The C.S.A. was decimated. The 1st Colored Brigade (i.e., the 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 44th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiments) and the 2nd Colored Brigade (i.e., the 12th, 13th and 100th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiments) of the United States Colored Troops fought at the Battle Of Nashvile, and, they also fought and pursued Gen. Hood's Army into Decature, AL. thru early Jan. 1865. Col. Thomas J. Morgan, the Commander of the 1st Colore...
circa 1870s – Western United States
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The Coat Of Arms Of The U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment (The Buffalo Soldiers). Many of the troops, if not most of the African-American troops, who comprised the 9th Cavalry and 10th Cavalry Regiments, and, comprised the 24th Infantry and 25th Infantry Regiments serving out west and battling the Indian Nations were Civil War Veterans who re-enlisted after mustering out of the United States Colored Troops. Almost 100 years after the Civil War Alexander Miller's great grandson, the late Major James "Jimmie" D. Morton, U. S. Army (Retired), served with the 10th Cavalry as an Armor Officer.
circa 1960 – Sullian Barracks, Mannheim, Germany or at Grafenvohr War Games
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Great grandson of Alex Miller, the late Maj. James "Jimmie" D. Morton, U.S. Army (Ret.), b: 1924 d: 2005. Jimmie Morton forged Grandma Gertie's name and joined (under age) the U.S. Army at age 16 and served from Jan 1941 to Jan 1968. During WWII he rose to Master Sgt. & Sgt. Major in the 29th QM Grp. by age 20. He mustered out of the Army in Sept 1945 and re-enlisted on 14 Dec 1945 as a Master Sgt. & Sgt. Major - 450th AAA AW Bn.. In 1949 he was appointed a Warrant Officer-JG in the Regular Army, and a few years later he volunteered to go to Korea. Initially during his Korean War tour he served as a Motor (Pool) Officer and Unit Administrator 35 miles from the front line. Jimmie Morton volunteered to lead a M20 Heavy Weapons Platoon (75mm Recoiless Rifles H.E.A.T. Weapons..., i.e., High Explosive Anti-Tank Weaponery) in front line combat, and, received a "Battlefield Commission" to 2nd Lt.. This photograph is of Capt. Morton - Commander, Company B, 3rd Medium Tank Battalion, 35t...
circa 1960 – Ft. Knox, KY - Home Of The U.S. Armor School
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Alexander Miller's Great Grand Daughter-In-Law, The late Mrs. Carey Morton, b: 1926 d: 2009 (Former Teacher - U.S. Dept. Of Defense Overseas School System and Former Asst. Principal - Grosse Pointe MI Schools), wife of Capt. James "Jimmie" D. Morton, presenting the traditional going away present to Mrs. Fellows (former U.S. Army Officer & WWII Veteran), the wife of Battalion Commander - Lt. Col. John L. Fellows. Mrs. Morton taught elementary school in Nurenberg, Worms & Mannheim Germany 1957-1961, as well as at Naha Port Wheel Elementary on Okinawa, Islands Of The the Ryukyu's 1965-1967 (Okinawa was returned by the U.S. to Japan in 1972). She also taught in a U.S. Dependent School, i.e., at Van Voorhis Elementary - Ft. Knox, KY 1962-1964, and, at a number of U.S. civilian public schools in the states of TN, SC, WA, KY, and MI. Her teaching career started in a k-8 one (1) room rural school house (Florenceville School) at Franklin, TN and spanned the years 1952 - 1994. Note: John "Jack" Fellows (WWII Combat Tanker & Expert In Hull Defilade Tactics) was promoted to Full Colonel and assigned to Command the Persidio in California.
circa 1969 – Na Trang, Vietnam
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Great Great Grandson of Alex Miller and Son of Jimmie Morton, CW-2 Aircraft Commander Maurice ("Intruder One-One") Morton ("Huey" Model UH-1H), served with the 281st ("The Intruders") Assault Helicopter Company, 10th Battalion, 17th Group, !st Aviation Brigade (Nhatrang, Vietnam 1969-1970). During that time period he acted in the capacities of Section Leader for the "The Ratpack Platoon", and Senior Flight Leader. The Intruders engaged in classified combat missions (M.A.C.-v-S.O.G.) in support of the 5th Special Forces - Project Delta. Prior to serving with The Intruders CW-1 Assault Helicopter Pilot Maurice Morton served with Company "C", 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Mobile) (Camp Evans, Vietnam 1969). During that time period he flew various combat and general support missions in support of the 101st, U.S. Navy Seabees, and Special Forces, i.e., combat assaults, medical evacuations, reconaissance, resupply and administrative. After serving his "Combat Yea...
circa 1969 – Na Trang, Vietnam
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http://trees.ancestry.com/view/Military.aspx?pid=-932823209&vid=867b93bb-c769-4378-88e7-323f83bf2d64&tid=8549410&pg=32768&pgPL=pid&msg=ui
http://web.archive.org/web/20040507201546/http://www.ameritech.net/users/michael648/CwVetsFrame.html
circa 1864
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Lt. General John Bell Hood (3 Star General) commanded the Army Of Tennessee, C.S.A.. During the Civil War (and before) the highest military rank was that of 3 Star General. The rank of 4 Star General was created a few years after the Civil War ended when the President promoted Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant to the rank of General (i.e., 4 Stars). Lt. General John Bell Hood resigned command of the Army Of Tennessee, C.S.A. shortly after it was decimated at the Battle Of Nashville. Most of the Civil War Generals were graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, and some were Citadel and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) graduates. Virtually all of the older Generals served in the U.S. Army (regardless of whether Southerner or Northener) and many served in the U.S. Army during the 1840s War with Mexico. The USA and CSA used the same military rank system, and, many other systems and procedures were the same.
National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm)
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This document may have generated around the time the United States Army ceased the practice of enlisting white soldiers at $13.00 per month and enlisting black soldiers at only $10.00 per month, or, perhaps, less than that. Also, these payments may have been generated at more than a $3.00 per month difference because Alexander did, in fact, hold rank higher than that of Private.
National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm)
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This document alleges that the Adjutant General's Office of the Colored Troops Branch performed some manner of investigation of 17th Regt. U.S.C.I. records, and, states that none of said records reflected or recorded that Alexander Miller was ever appointed a Corporal in the U.S.C.I.. This investigation/document was generated eleven (11) years after Alexander Miller mustered out, and, is contrary to the attached 17th Regt. records which reflected his rank as Corporal, and, one of the attached records reflected him as a 5th Sergeant.
15-16 Dec 1864 – Battle Of Nashville, TN
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Brig. Gen. John McAllister Schofield - Commander U.S. Army Of Ohio. Schofield became a Maj. Gen. in 1865, and, became a Lt. Gen. in 1869. He was a U.S. Military Academy graduate and also served as a Superintendent Of The U.S. Military Academy.
circa 1870s – Western United States
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The Distinctive Unit Insignia Of The U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment [The Buffalo Soldiers] Regimental Motto - "Ready And Forward" James D> Morton's Military Page can be seen at: http://trees.ancestry.com/view/Military.aspx?tid=8549410&pid=-932823209&vid=867b93bb-c769-4378-88e7-323f83bf2d64&mrgIgn=1&pt=1&pg=32768&pgPL=pid
circa 1953 – Franklin, TN or Korea
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Alex Miller's grandson, German Meggs Jr of Franklin, TN
National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm)
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This document states that on December 12, 1863 Alexander Miller held the rank of Corporal
National Archives & Records Administration (N.A.R.A. microfilm)
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This document states that Alexander Miller mustered in as a Corporal and mustered out as a Private?
From National Archives microfilm
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This document states that on December 31, 1863 Alexander Miller held the rank of 5th Sergeant?
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Alex Miller's grandson, Ewing Alexander Miller of Franklin, TN
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http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/usainf/usa17c.html
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USCT Served From 1863 Until 1867
Below are URLs which list only the U.S. Colored Infantry Regiments of the United States Colored Troops:
1st thru 27th U.S.C.I. Regiment:
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf1.htm#1
28th thru 54th U.S.C.I. Regiment:
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf1.htm#28
55th thru 104th U.S.C.I. Regiment:
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf1.htm#55
105th thru 138th U.S.C.I. Regiment:
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncolinf1.htm#105