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On Friday evening last a brief note from Col. Stephen Miller, aceon.jiuiiicd by a notice in the St. Paul Pro*, brought the mournful intelligence of the death ol his Bon, Lieut Wesley F. Miller, who fell during Ore terrible battle at Gettysburg, while lighting; bravely with bi» company. The truth seemed too painful to realize, end doubt cherished by hope, served to soften the sad nows until subsequent confirmations proved the fir=t report only too true.Wesley Funk Miller was born in Harrisburg, I’a., April 1st, 1941. At Dickinson Seminary, Wifliamsport, ho received a fine academic eJweution. Fora short time lie served as compositor in the office of the Harrisburg Teffi/ra/ih, when in the spring of 1858 he cauic to St. Cloud and was engaged for two years in tho Dkm-oceat office, and at intervals during the subsequent year in the St Paul Pms and St. Anthony AVira establishments. Oil the breaking out of the uar lie enlisted, April 20th, 18*1, air a private i» the gkh lions First Miwnewta, of which hia lather was Lieutenant Colonel, and with it won a leputation for gallantry and fearlessness at the buttle df Btrff Ruo. On the 5th' of August, same year, be *as* ipjiofnt-ed 2d Lieutenant ?h the 7th Regiment U S. Infantry, aiid September 9th was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in the same regiment. On account of his skill and proficiency iir military t iclics ho was employed as drill master m Fort Columbus, New Vork Harbor, and while there gave thorough instructions to many eompany officers. In November, i8(Wr ho was ordered to join his regiment, »» Sioklcs’ Brigade, and take part iir tie active operations then to be inaugurated1—a change he had often petitioned for. In the fatal battles of Frcdoricksburg and Chaweellvfville he bore a gallant part, receiving from the officers in command the name of being the best line officer in the regiment—a praise well deserved. In this last fearful encounter at Gettysburg, when Sickles' Brigade, ever sent to the post where danger was the greatest, went forward to meet the on-[touring column* of I^ee’s anuy, and staggering their impetuous charge, drevo them book muttered, crushed and broken, Licnt.. Millfii* tail. while nobly engaged in repelling the invader from the soil of his native State aml. iu defending bis country from the traitors who sowght her overthrow.In this community, whcro Be waw wcU known, expression) of regret and low were deep and.universal. To those whom S'more intimate acquaintance had' reveal-cd fully the generous nature that ebbed ami flowed with every heart-beat, and to whom s thousand Jia|»py recollectieoe endeared biro by the old familiar name Of W'LbLtV, llie blow that struck down a ebeitolled friend foil with deadening
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Saint Cloud Democrat
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US
Thu, Jul 23, 1863
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