John Wesley Miles 1847-1925

Our Civil War Boys Smith Rosan 1845-1897 John Wesley Miles 1847-1925 James W. Carlisle 1843-1905 Joseph Lively 1832-1908 Edward R. Lively 1832-1864 James Lively 1833-1864 Henry George Hicks 1828-1862 Joshua Hicks 1836-1862 Hiram Hicks 1838-1862 Miles Hicks 1839-1928 George W. Hicks 1845-1863 John Wesley Hicks 1847-1896 Newton Carlisle 1835-1918 Ellis Carlisle 1833- William R. Ussery 1847- John T. Ussery 1844-1907 Elisha A. Hawn, 1835-1864

John W. Miles, UNION

Joined service February 4, 1864 at Elizabethtown, IL.

Joined by Lt. Farrell.

Mustered into service on March 7, 1864 at Centralia, IL.

Mustered out by Cpt. Schlaich, on August 15, 1865 at Little Rock, AR.

Private.

Company C, 48th IL Infantry.

According to the IL archives...

Residence:  Elizabethtown, IL

Age:  18

Height:  5'8"

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Dark

Regiment history...

Resaca, GA... May 13-16, 1864

Dallas, GA... May 26-31, 1864

New Hope Church, GA... June 1-7, 1864

Kennesaw Mountain, GA... June 10-July 3, 1864

Sandtown, GA... July 5-12, 1864

Decatur, GA... July 19, 1864

Atlanta, GA... July 21-22, 1864

Siege of Atlanta, GA... July 28-August 26, 1864 (**Miles was severely wounded in the right arm on August 3, 1864.)

Jonesboro, GA... August 31, 1864

Lovejoy, GA... September 3-4, 1864

Fort McAllister, GA... December 13, 1864

Siege of Savannah, GA... December 1864

Duck Creek, SC... February 3, 1865

South Edisto River, SC... February 9, 1865

Columbia, SC... February 15-16, 1865

Bentonville, NC... March 20, 1865

 

Burial...

Died July 1, 1925 at Elizabethtown, IL.

Buried in I.O.O.F Cemetery, Rosiclare, IL.