Pvt. James G. Miller
Attended Elgin Academy.
Listed on the 1860 Census #281/2091 as a 21 year old Cooper from New York living in Elgin, Ill's.
I Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
The Lincoln Regiment
Home of record listed as Dundee, Ill's.Mustered In Oct. 25, 1861 at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's.
While based at Geneva the regiment was involved in a ration scandal. The Army QM Dept. was paying .19 per ration and the local contractor was charging .15. With about 1,200 men over three months the sum was considerable.
Issued .58 Rifled musket.
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| Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc. |
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| From the collection of Ken Gough |
Model 1861 Springfield
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