The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-02
GEORGE M'DUFFIE MILLER.
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The editor Of the Abbcyillc Medium
Wa sergeant major Of Orr Rifle,
from March, 1864, until the surrender
ut ippomattox Court House. and was
nc.-- Col. 6 McDulic Miller in all the
aa:,lcs Of 1864 and 1850, where he
manded the regiment Ia camp
v looked after the rcgimcntal papers
fo- him, on the march We slept under
.lc same blanket with him and in bat
tie we walked by his side. Our rcla- :
tons were SO confidential that We Of
ten signed his name to papers Of i'm
po7tancc. SO great was our friendship
that he Invited us to be one of Iii,
g.oomsmcn when he married in $50.
These facts and an unclangin- friend
Slip for thirty scvcn year are gooi
reasons why we should ic:otc col
uG:n to the record Of li- heroic and
Patriotic life he va, the last gal
lilies, which ma'ic An immortal name
in the war between the States His
life up To the breaking out Of hostili
ties qualified him for the duties and
ha71ships Of the high position he at
tanned. AS Il merchant he acquired
thorough knowledge Of business that
aided him in the management Of the
historic regiment. His active life on
the farm gave him sound aud vigo
rous constitution that enabled him to
endure the hardships Of military ser
vice.
He was the son Of Allen Miller, who
lived near i,uc West. and was born
August 2, 1870 Hc had the advan-
tagcs Of the common schools Of the
coautry and at the age Of II years be-
came clerk in the store of Samuel
Mitchell at Lowndesvillc. Afterwards
he came to Abbcvillc and engaged in
merchandising as member of the firm
Of Wier & Miller. and continued in
this business until the death Of his
father, when he returned home to look
after the plantation.
He always took great interest in tic
militia and was elected major Of the
old regiment that once mustered at
brakes old field, near I>onald's At
another time he was Judge advocate
under the old system.
In 1860, when it became evident
that South Carolina would sccede, an
organization Of Minute Men was eff
fected for immediate defence. The
deceased joined the company as a
private, and went with it to Charles
ton. Capt. James Nj. Perrin. vetc-
ran of the Mexican war, was in COM
mand Of the company, which reached
Charleston in time to assis. in the re-
duction Of Fort Sumter. There being
no longer necessity for the presence
OF the Minute men around Charleston
they were discharged and returned to
their homes, except sufficient num-
ber to make up several companies
which went with Col. Maxoy Gregg to
Virginia.
The deceased came home and raised
a company which was mustered in for
three years or the war" at Sandy
Springs, July p, 1861. This com
pany was 6rst known as the Marshall
Riflemen, named in honor Of J. Foster
Marshall, who won laurels on the
battlefields Of Mexico, and when mus
tered in became Company G., Orr's
regiment of rifles, the FIRST body Of
troops enlisted in South Carolina "for
the war" The Hon. James l.. Orr
was elected colonel, D. A. Ledbctter
lieutenant colonel and j. W. Living
.ston major.
The company of Capt. George Nc
Dufie Miller was designated as Com
pany G, and he was seventh in the
line Of captains. w. w. Higgins,
veteran Of the Mexican war, who fell
at Fredericksburg, was first licuten-
ant, B. NJ. Latimcr, who was mortally
wounded at Gaines Mill, was second
lieutenant. and James Pratt, third
lieutenant, was captain Of the COM
pany when the war ended The en-
listed men came from about Due West
and Donald's. They were handsome,
intelligent and patriotic. They made
a glorious record and the fact that
man was member of Company G is
until this day passport to the conf
denco and esteem of all survivors.
The company, when on parade, com
PEELED the admiration Of all spectators.
To give an idea of the appearance Of
Company G we will state that Charles
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