John R. Miller
Birth Year: 1843
Birth Place: Missouri
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co C, 101st IL Inf; Co G, 18th IL Inf Con
Military Notes: Entered service Jul 1862, specified residence Morgan County, IL; enrolled in Co C, 101st IL Inf; discharged 27 Jan 1863 at Mound City, IL with lung disease contracted at Cairo, IL in Nov 1862. Reentered service Mar 1865, specified residence Arenzville, IL; enrolled in Co G, 18th IL Inf Con; mustered out Dec 1865 at Pine Bluff, AR. Rank: corporal. Other records say he musted out in 1866 at Camp Butler.
Death Year: 1911
Death Place: St. Louis, MO
Burial Place: St. Louis, MO
Cemetery Name: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 81379038
Spouse(s): 1) Mary L. Hickman; 2) Caddie F. Yarbrough (m. 1898 in Webster County, MO)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service
IL Civil War Veterans database indicates his occupation as “farmer” on 1862 enlistment, and “printer” with 1865 enlistment. Records from Dayton, OH, disabled veterans home indicates a John R. Miller, “editor” with matching details, admitted in 1884 and discharged in 1893. Veterans home record indicates residence of Saverton, MO, and wife named “Mary L.” Marriage record and widow pension application confirm a second marriage to Caddie Yarbrough.
