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Class of 1867

Vol. III
p88 2173

(Born Vt.)

Crosby P. Miller1

(Ap'd Vt.)

Born Pomfret, VT.a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1863, to June 17, 1867, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, June 17, 1867.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Whipple, Va., Sep. 30 to Oct., 1867, — Ft. McHenry, Md., Oct. 20, 1867, to Mar. 1, 1870; on frontier duty at Ft.

(First Lieut., 4th Artillery, Dec. 1, 1869)

Riley, Kan., Mar. 20, 1870, to Apr. 24, 1871 (Scouting, June to Sep., 1870); in garrison at Ft. McHenry, Md., May 5, 1871, to Nov. 1, 1872, — Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., to Apr. 10, 1873, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), May 1, 1873, to May 1, 1874, — Presidio, San Francisco, Cal., June 15, 1874, to Jan., 1875, — and Alcatraz Island, Cal., to June 20, 1875; at the Military Academy, as Quartermaster, July 1, 1875, to July 12, 1880; on leave of absence, to Nov. 12, 1880; in garrison at Point San José, Cal., to Nov. 4, 1881, — and Ft. Preble, Me., to June 24, 1885; as Professor of Military Science, University of Vermont, July 1 to Dec. 9, 1885; as Adjutant of the Artillery School for Practice at Ft. Monroe, Va., to Mar. 27, 1887; as Regimental Quartermaster at Ft. Adams, R. I., to Nov. 21, 1887; as Quartermaster at Ft.

(Captain, Staff — Assistant Quartermaster, Nov. 21, 1887)

Adams, R. I., to Dec. 24, 1887, — Willet's Point, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1887, to July 7, 1888; and in charge of Construction of the buildings at Ft. Sheridan, Ill., Aug. 1, 1888, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p167 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Constructing post of Fort Sheridan, from Aug. 1, 1888 to Jan. 9, 1890. — In charge of constructing bureau, Q. M. G. O., to Jan. 1, 1898. — Quartermaster, Fort Monroe, to April 24, 1898. — Temporary duty Q. M. G. O., to July 12, 1898.

(Major, Staff — Quartermaster, Feb. 4, 1898)

(Lieut.‑Colonel and Chief Quartermaster U. S. Volunteers,
May 9, 1898)

p168 — In charge of Bureau of Regular Supplies and Wagon Transportation, Q. M. G. O.

(Resigned his Volunteer Commission, July 12, 1898)

(Colonel and Quartermaster by Assignment, July 12, 1898)

(Honorably discharged from Volunteer Service, March 2, 1899)

Vol. V
p138 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — In charge of Bureau of Regular Supplies and Wagon Transportation, Q. M. G. O. to July 1, 1899. — Chief Quartermaster 8th Army Corps and Division of the Philippines to July 1, 1901. — Depot Quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal., to May 19, 1903, also Chief Quartermaster Department California, from Dec., 1902 to May 19, 1903. — On the General Staff, Washington, D. C., to March 31, 1906.

(Brigadier-General, U. S. A., March 30, 1906)

Retired March 31, 1906,
at his own request, after over 40 Years' Service.

— Constructing Officer, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C., June 15, 1907 to –––––.

Vol. VI
p124 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Crosby Parke Miller, Born Oct. 20, 1843.)

Military History. —

Lieut.‑Colonel, Deputy Qr.‑Mr. General, Oct. 2, 1902.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., March 30, 1906.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, March 31, 1906,
At His Own Request, After Over 40 Years' Service.

Constructing Officer, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C., June 15, 1907, to April 1, 1912; since 1912, resided at Burlington, Vt.

Vol. VII
p86 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, Oct. 2, 1902.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Mar. 30, 1906.

Brigadier-General, U. S. A., Retired, Mar. 31, 1906,
At His Own Request, After Over 40 Years' Service.

Died, Mar. 30, 1927, at Richmond, Va.: Aged 83.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1929.

The Author's Note:

1 Crosby P. Miller, before becoming a Cadet, served as Corporal in 16th Vermont Volunteers, Sep., 1862, until Mar., 1863.

Thayer's Note:

a Gen. Miller's birthplace is from his AOG obituary.

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