CUMBERLAND COUNTY
MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL
William E. Miller
Captain, U.S. Army
Company H
3d Pennsylvania Cavalry
Civil War
Date of Action: 3 July 1863
Place of Action: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Date of Issue: 21 July 1897
Entered Service At: Newville, PA
Born: 5 February 1836, West Hill, PA
Died: 10 December 1919, Carlisle, PA
Buried: Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
Medal of Honor Citation: Without orders, led a charge of his squadron upon the flank of the enemy, checked his attack, and cut off and dispersed the rear of his column.
For more information on William E. Miller try these links:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Men who received the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg
Excerpt from Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government edited by
W. F. Beyer and O. F. Keydel
History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers In the American
Civil War: 1861-1865 compiled by The Regimental History Committee
Bio on USGenWeb Archives
Monument to the 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry in Gettysburg, PA