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Civil War
James Miller
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
25 December 1863 · Place not recorded
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- James Miller, 25 December 1863
The citation
Official citation
Served as quartermaster on board the U.S. Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville, Stono River, 25 December 1863, during an engagement with the enemy on John's Island. Acting courageously under the fierce hostile fire, Miller behaved gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy's withdrawal and abandonment of its arms.