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From Crockery Clerk to Lieutenant General Miles
Nelson A Miles rose from humble Crockery Shop beginnings to lieutenant general, famed for Civil War leadership and Indian campaigns. Born 1833 in Winchester Massachusetts, he advanced through rank due to grit, leaving a lasting national and frontier legacy. He led cavalry and infantry in key campaigns, earned multiple wounds, and became a central figure in military history and public life.
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