Pvt James Nelson Mills

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Pvt James Nelson Mills

Birth
Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Death
20 Jan 1918 (aged 82)
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Married First Catherine Collins Jan. 1, 1867, Wood Co., WV 
b. c1846
d. 23 Feb 1874

Married Second Margaret I. Phillips
b. 1846
d. 1921

James Nelson Mills served in the Civil War (CSA) with the Nighthawk Rangers, Co. F, 17th VA Cavalry, and was wounded as flag bearer during the Battle of Monocacy (Frederick, Maryland), July 9, 1864. The flag was taken from Mills by Union troops and subsequently given to the Union commander, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. In 1880, Wallace wrote the book "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." The Nighthawk Ranger flag is on display at the Wallace Study and Museum in Crawford, IN.
Married First Catherine Collins Jan. 1, 1867, Wood Co., WV 
b. c1846
d. 23 Feb 1874

Married Second Margaret I. Phillips
b. 1846
d. 1921

James Nelson Mills served in the Civil War (CSA) with the Nighthawk Rangers, Co. F, 17th VA Cavalry, and was wounded as flag bearer during the Battle of Monocacy (Frederick, Maryland), July 9, 1864. The flag was taken from Mills by Union troops and subsequently given to the Union commander, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. In 1880, Wallace wrote the book "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." The Nighthawk Ranger flag is on display at the Wallace Study and Museum in Crawford, IN.

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