Charles Wright Miner
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Charles Wright Miner | |
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_2.jpg) Miner as a colonel in 1903 | |
| Born | November 21, 1840 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | September 27, 1928 (aged 87) Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Buried | Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Allegiance | Union (American Civil War) United States |
| Service | Union Army United States Army |
| Service years | 1861, 1862–1865 (Union Army) 1866–1903 (US Army) |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | US Army Infantry Branch |
| Commands | 6th Infantry Regiment Negros, Philippines US Army General Service and Staff College |
| Wars | American Civil War American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War |
| Spouse |
Isabella "Belle" L. Cooley
(m. 1870–1924) |
Charles Wright Miner (21 November 1840 – 27 September 1928) was a career officer in the United States Army. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, Miner continued his career in the US Army, and was a veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, and Philippine–American War. He attained the rank of brigadier general in July 1903 under the provisions of a law permitting advancement by one grade of Union veterans still on active duty who were not general officers and had served for 35 years, and he retired a day later.
Charles Wright Miner was born in Cincinnati on 21 November 1840, a son of attorney and judge John L. Miner and Mary (Wright) Miner.[1] He was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati, and in April 1861 he enlisted in the Union Army for the American Civil War.[1] He joined the 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, a unit raised for three months of service.[1] The regiment took part in the Civil War Defenses of Washington and the First Battle of Bull Run, and was mustered out in August 1861.[2] In May 1862, Miner returned to service when he was commissioned as a captain in the 22nd Ohio Infantry Regiment.[1] He served until the end of the war, and took part in the campaigns of the Army of the Tennessee, including the Battle of Shiloh and Siege of Vicksburg.[3] Miner mustered out in August 1865.[1]
In March 1866, Miner returned to service as a second lieutenant in the 19th Infantry Regiment.[1] He transferred to the 28th Infantry Regiment in September 1866 and was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1867.[1] In March 1867, he was promoted to captain and assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment.[1] Miner served during the American Indian Wars, and in February 1890 received a brevet promotion to major to recognize his heroism during October 1876 skirmishes against the Sioux near what is now Glendive, Montana.[1] Miner was leading a wagon train to an army cantonment on the Tongue River when it was attacked, resulting in the capture of several animals, which forced the train to return to its start point.[4] Expedition commander Elwell Stephen Otis replaced civilian waggoneers with soldiers, provided an armed escort, and dispatched the wagon train for a second attempt.[4] When it was attacked again, Miner was among a contingent of soldiers who repeatedly charged the Sioux, which ended the attack by causing them to disperse.[4]
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