John Pressly Miller

Age 24, he mustered as Private, Company E, 52nd Virginia Infantry on 1 August 1861 in Staunton, VA. He reenlisted on 1 May 1862.

He was wounded in the neck in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

He returned to duty 31 October 1862. He was wounded again, in the shoulder at Cedar Creek, VA on 19 October 1864 and was back with his Company by the end of that year. He was surrendered 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.

He lived in Rockbridge County, VA and was a farmer, carpenter, and canal engineer.

Service from Driver1 and the Historical Data Systems database. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

08/15/1837; Rockbridge County, VA

08/12/1916; Lexington, VA; burial in Broad Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Rockbridge County, VA