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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:05:56 -0500


Paulding County GaArchives Military Records.....Miller, Hugh H [Harellson] May 31, 1861
Civilwar - Enlistment 7th Ga Vol, Co. C
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Military Discharge, Military Parole, Coorespondence With Pension Board
The following is my transcription of three documents pertaining to my 2nd
Ggrandfather, Hugh H. Miller's Parole & Discharge from the 7th Georgia Infantry,
Company 'C' as well as a note he sent along to the Board of Pension examiners in
Alabama in 1906. Hugh H.[Harellson] Miller, profession: farmer,according to 1860
census of District # 1043, Paulding County, Georgia ; Enlisted ,at the age of 27
years, beginning at the rank of Private. Enlistment at Atlanta, Georgia on May 31st,
1861 into the service of the 7th Georgia Volunteers , Company "C" ; he became 'ill'
in July of 1861 at Manassas Junction, Virginia, 'having contracted a disease', & was
discharged on July 18th, 1862 at Camp Sam Jones, Virginia. I've included a total of
three separate document transcriptions here. Any words/letters that are difficult to
read will be so noted. [#1] MILITARY DISCHARGE OF Pvt. Hugh H MILLER, 7th Ga Vol,
Co. 'C': Front [titled] page which consists of a preprinted format that has been
filled in by C. S. Jenkins as well as two separate additional script notations in
two separate additional hand writings, one in the bottom left corner & another
scrawled across the top left of the page.... " SOLDIERS DISCHARGE---TO ALL WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN--- KNOW YE, That H. H. Miller a Private of Captain C.S. Jenkins
Company (C) 7th Regiment of Ga Vol, who was enlisted the 31st day of May one
thousand eight hundred sixty one, to serve 12 months is hereby HONORABLY discharged
from the Army of the Confederate States. Said H. H. Miller was born in Walton
County in the State of Georgia, is Thirty years of age, five[5] feet eight [8]
inches high, dark complexion, Grey eyes, dark hair and by occupation when enlisted ,
a farmer. Given at Camp Sam Jones this 18th day of July 1862. [Signed] C. S.
Jenkins, Captain Commanding Co C 7th Reg Ga Vol. [inscription in different hand at
the bottom left corner]--Approved John Dunwoody Lt. Col Comm 7th Regt Ga Vol.
[inscription scrawled in yet another larger hand sideways across top left most part
of the discharg]--Paid in full Qm[?] John Neil Captain Nausp fru in kind[?] D. H.
Wood Cap??ain[?]s?loll..." This inscription is on the back of the page where the
document appears to have been folded into three parts & in in another hand writing
from those noted on the front page." Recorded Clk Sup Court Book N of Deeds
Paulding County, Ga Page 267 C. Bishop Clerk. " [#2] LETTER---My Ancestor
included the following note attachment along with his discharge papers sent to the
Alabama State Board of Pension Examiners in Montgomery , Alabama on 07 July 1906.
"Gadsden Ala July 7th 1906 To the State Board Pension Examiners Montgomery Ala
Gentlemen After examination of the attached Discharge and Parole by your Honorable
body will you kindly do me the favor to return them to me as I prize them very
highly-I attach stamp to pay return postage Yours very truly H. H. Miller"
[#3] PAROLE---FRONT: All handwritten on small note card-receipt sized paper. "[top
left corner] 870 Hood Quartermaster Kingston, Ga May 12th 1865 The bearer H H
MILLER of Bureau of Conscription A Paroled Prisoner of the Army of [blank] has
permission to go to his home and there remainundisturbed so long as he observes the
conditions of his parole and the laws of the place in which he lives.[vertical
flourish] By order of Brig Gen H or G M Jackson[?] Lt Col and Asst Insp Gen
[signature]H M ??son. BACK: Paroled at Kingston Ga May 12th 186? Lewis Mu??ll Col W
S Vol Paroling Officer[?] {Signature & rank] ??R B Hughis? Caft V A Amy?"[#1]
DISCHARGE--Front page which consists of a preprinted format that is filled in by C.
S. Jenkins as well as two separate additional notations in two separate additional
hand writings, one in the bottom left corner & another scrawled across the top left
of the page.... "SOLDIERS DISCHARGE---TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN--- KNOW YE, That H.
H. Miller a Private of Captain C.S. Jenkins Company (C) 7th Regiment of Ga Vol, who
was enlisted the 31st day of May one thousand eight hundred sixty one, to serve 12
months is hereby HONORABLY discharged from the Army of the Confederate States.
Said H. H. Miller was born in Walton County in the State of Georgia, is Thirty years
of age, five[5] feet eight [8] inches high, dark complexion, Grey eyes, dark hair
and by occupation when enlisted , a farmer. Given at Camp Sam Jones this 18th day
of July 1862. [Signed] C. S. Jenkins, Captain Commanding Co C 7th Reg Ga Vol.
[inscription in different hand at the bottom left corner]--Approved John Dunwoody
Lt. Col Comm 7th Regt Ga Vol. [inscription scrawled in yet another larger hand
sideways across top left most part of the discharg]--Paid in full Qm[?] John Neil
Captain Nausp fru in kind[?] D. H. Wood Cap??ain[?]s?loll..." This inscription is on
the back of the page where the document appears to have been folded into three parts
& in in another hand writing from those noted on the front page." Recorded Clk Sup
Court Book 'N' of Deeds Paulding County, Ga Page 267 C. Bishop Clerk. " [#2]
PERSONAL LETTER REGARDING REQUESTED RETURN OF HIS ORIGINAL MILITARY DISCHARGE PAPERS
FROM THE ALABAMA PENSION BOARD OF EXAMINERS---My Ancestor included the following
note attachment along with his discharge papers sent to the Alabama State Board of
Pension Examiners in Montgomery , Alabama on 07 July 1906. "Gadsden Ala[bama]
[dated]July 7th 1906 To the State Board Pension Examiners Montgomery, Ala[bama]
Gentlemen, After examination of the attached Discharge and Parole by your
Honorable body will you kindly do me the favor to return them to me as I prize them
very highly-I attach stamp to pay return postage. Yours very truly, [his actual
signature] H. H. Miller" [#3] PAROLE---FRONT: All handwritten on small note
card-receipt sized paper. "[top left corner] 870 Hood Quartermaster Kingston, Ga ;
[DATE] May 12th 1865 The bearer H H MILLER of Bureau of Conscription A Paroled
Prisoner of the Army of [blank] has permission to go to his home and there
remainundisturbed so long as he observes the conditions of his parole and the laws
of the place in which he lives.[vertical flourish] By order of Brig Gen H or G M
Jackson[?] Lt Col and Asst Insp Gen [signature]H M ??son. BACK: Paroled at Kingston
Ga May 12th 186? Lewis Mu??ll Col W S Vol Paroling Officer[?] {Signature & rank]
??R B Hughis? Caft V A Amy?"

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