The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
COL. M..BUOK MILLER.

Yesterday tho community lost n worthy
citizen aud the hest Hentlemen Of the city n
good friend and genial companion by tho
death Of Col. Merritt buchanan Miller uni
VERBALLY known aa luck Miller who tnoathed
hia Last nj pclonk IN the nvoning, Mt hia
rradcnca. corner Of rrieur and Canal atreotH.
Col. Buck Miller Ind hcou auir.ting for u
long while from n pulmonary complaint ION
traoted while aervina with our citizen sol
dery during those trying days ~ atruggle
Tor tho liberation I. I.ouIsana. which begun
In lH7g and only endod with the Inauguration
Of Gov Nicholas. A consequence tho falti,-
ruI clifton md trietl warrior died yeaterdny
Of congestion Of tho lungs. far from his lam
ny. hut not unHurrounl~l by mourning
frlcnda
lio WAS born In Mlllontnn Itenaalaer eo,ln-
ty. N. Y. ON October ~. IVY. SO that Mt the
time of hIs death he was In ha fifty third
yoar, When quito n young man ha came 10
this city with nh Uncle. and commenced to ny
tho ground work. of II modest but lstf,il b,lai-
neNa career Having MI lnt,litive predllietien
FOR tho military. hn became " member Of tho
Washington Artillery. md on tho twenty
soventh of May. lHfi. went out to Virginia
with hIa command M captain of tho third
company. Ills personal gaIlantry mud skill
M an officer manifested itself In mnlly hafd-
fought battIes. and hn won not only thu M
speot and condolences of his men but tho mp
pRuan Of HIS superior officers. After two
years OF service In command of his company
he was promoted To tho rank or major and
Rvon command Of Vlrginn battalion. In
fhtu M nj ht,r n nod tfl Tho
nj Appomatox. aud tho consequent dIainte-
grafton of tho battalion. whom. with rom
nant of tho Washington Artillery, forty 1.-TWO
mon IN nil. and still !ired with tho old faIth In
tho Justice OF his cause. ho repaired To
Greensboro. N. &. and reported to Gon
Joarph n. .IohnHton. Tho llitnr having fol-
lowed tho example given Mt Appomntox
Court House, and laid down his arms nso.
thors wat nothing loft for Dol. Miller and his
heroic litto band but to BeeIt tho homes
which four years OF war AMI desolntion Ind
left scarcely distin9uiahabe. Amid all tho
fierce surroundlnKsof that memorable epo oh,
Buck nj lller WAS ever found brave, courteous.
thoughtful Of others and self sacrificing, md
his name became the, eynonym OF Rnllantry
and ohivnlry among his companions.
Returning to New Orleans no engaged In
tho sugar business as II broker and WeIRher
which occupation he pursued Till the fell
mnndy which yesterday laid him prostrate
forever overlook him.
On tho Reorganization OF tho Washington
Artillery Battalion no was elected Major, but
on the establishment OF tho National Guards
OF Louisiana. In 1877. he accepted the position
OF Lieutenant Colonel OF tho Louisiana Field
Artillery. This position he held till Ill health
set In, which determined him to resign The
regiment reluctantly accepted hIs resgna-
tion, but such was their devotion to him, they
elected him honorary Lieutenant Colonei.-
On learning of his deceasc many Of his old
army friends repaired to his late residence. at
the corner OF Canal and PrIeur streets, and
found their old companion lying In the calm
Iepose OF death. dressed In his uniform as
Lieutenant Colonel of.the Louisiana Field Ar
tillery.
Among those who were present were MEM
bers OF the Washington Artillery. Louisiana
Field and the Army OF Northern Virginia.
The funeral will take place ut 80 this even
Ing, when q military procession will be
formed, and all that was mortal OF M. Buck
Miller will be conveyed to the last resting
place.
The deceased leaves no relatives In this
city. but leaves q sister and other relations In
Washington county, New York.