Finding Aid for the Miller-Avent Papers
(MUM01762)
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Finding Aid for the Miller-Avent Papers
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Descriptive Summary
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| PURL: |
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01762/ |
| Title: |
Miller-Avent Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: |
1851-1960 |
| Bulk Dates: |
1861-1863 |
| Collector: |
Avent, Tom;
Silver, James W. (James Wesley), 1907-1988
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| Physical Extent: |
1 box (0.417 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM01762 |
| Location: |
General Special Collections
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| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
The collection is primarily the Civil War correspondence of the Miller family, whose
father and sons served in the 42nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Co. F.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Received from the Avent family, 2011
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jennifer Ford, January 2012. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn
Michaelis, March 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Miller family
Secession -- Southern States
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Mississippi -- History
Formats
correspondence
Biographical Note
Colonel Hugh R. Miller and his son, Edwin Miller, of Pontotoc, Miss., served in the
42nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Co. F. during the United States Civil War.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes the correspondence of the Miller family of Pontotoc County,
Mississippi. Letters include those of Colonel Hugh R. Miller and his son, Edwin, written
while serving in Virginia with the 42nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Co. F. Much
of the correspondence is with S.G. Miller, wife of Hugh and mother of Edwin, who moved
to Virginia to be closer to her family.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Miller-Avent Papers, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Miller-Avent Papers are open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for,
or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
Miller Family Papers (MUM00297), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Container List
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| Folder 1.1
| Handwritten Letter Signed. W.H. to “My Dear Sir” [Capt. Hugh R. Miller], 10 May [?] |
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Scope: Columbus. 2pp. Visit to Columbus; Aberdeen, MS; government posts.
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| Folder 1.2
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller].
Culpeper C.H., 26 October [?]
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Scope: 6pp. The unreliability of the mail; Whiting’s Brigade; Cousin Eliza; his coat; George
and Eddy; Mrs. Faulkner.
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| Folder 1.3
| Handwritten Letter Signed. W.D. Holder to Judge Miller [Hugh R. Miller], 21 July 1851 |
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Scope: Pontotoc. 1p.
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| Folder 1.4
| Handwritten Letter Signed. [Poston Scruggs] to Hon. H.R. Miller. 22 July 1858 |
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Scope: Memphis, Tenn. 3pp.
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| Folder 1.5
| Handwritten Letter Signed. [Poston Scruggs] to Hon. H.R. Miller, 25 August 1858 |
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Scope: Memphis, Tenn. 2pp.
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| Folder 1.6
| Handwritten Letter Signed. [Poston Scruggs] to Hon. H.R. Miller, 13 September 1858 |
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Scope: Memphis, Tenn. 2pp.
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| Folder 1.7
| Handwritten Letter Signed. W.S. Featherston to Hon. H.R. Miller, 28 February 1860 |
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Scope: Holly Springs, Miss. 1p. Note of John S. Ratliff; paying the balance due; favors.
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| Folder 1.8
| Handwritten Letter Signed. [Poston Scruggs] to Hon. H.R. Miller, 22 March 1860 |
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Scope: Memphis, Tenn. 3pp.
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| Folder 1.9
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Child” [Edwin Miller], 11 March
1861
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Scope: 4pp. Disappointment over not receiving a letter; Cousin’s college career and example;
Mr. Mooser; George; Cousin John and the pistols for his company; Mollie Anderson.
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| Folder 1.10
| Typed Transcript. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller], 17 November
1861
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Scope: George and Eddy; Sadness at being parted; Bristoe Station; enemy and “fire encircling
us”; Mr. Mooser; finances; Col. Faulkner. This is a typed transcript of the original.
We do not have the original in the collection.
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| Folder 1.11
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller].
Bristoe Station, 28 November 1861
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Scope: 4pp.
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| Folder 1.12
| Handwritten Letter Signed. Ja. W. to “Dear Judge” [Hugh R. Miller], 30 April 1862 |
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Scope: 1p. Conscript Act; records and archives of the government; removing records from Richmond
to Columbia, S.C.
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| Folder 1.13
| Document Signed. Amount due Private Edwin Miller, 1 July 1862 |
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Scope: 1p.
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| Folder 1.14
| Handwritten Letter. [S.G. Miller] to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller], 3 July
1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 4pp. Recent mail; sad letters from her children; return of Hugh Miller
to Virginia; her travel to Virginia; Jackson’s fight on the 23rd; their future; Dr.
Taggert; George and Eddy; carnage at Richmond; hopeful close of war; army at Tupelo;
Yankee cavalry at Ripley, MS; burning of cotton; Patrick.
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| Folder 1.15
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
16 August 1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 4pp. Recent mail; Mr. Mooser; state of things in Pontotoc, MS; people
traveling to Virginia; swindling in Pontotoc, MS; possible sickness of Hugh Miller;
conscripts; Cousin John; Cousin Will; Brother Andrew; Patrick; Stuart’s cavalry in
the valley.
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| Folder 1.16
| Handwritten Letter Signed. Edwin Miller to “My Dear Mother” [S.G. Miller], 7 September
1862
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Scope: Richmond, VA. 3pp. Mr. [Topp] leaving for MS; Second Manassas; army crossing into
Maryland rumor; George and his letter; Patrick.
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| Folder 1.17
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
29 October 1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 4pp. Recent mail; Edwin and their children; Cousin John and Robert;
slaves running off; people leaving Pontotoc, MS; intended trying to get to Georgia;
uncertainty of what to do; Miller’s law library; saving their possessions; Yankee’s
gaining possession of area; crops; Braxton Bragg.
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| Folder 1.18
| Typed Transcript. [S.G.] Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller], 21 November
1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. Letter sent by George; Eddy; departure of Bro. Andrew for Sunflower;
Confederate Army falling back in the area; Brother Robert moving the slaves; Bragg
and North Mississippi; Col. Faulkner retreating to Pontotoc; depression among the
people; refugees and stragglers; George’s movements in the area. This is a typed transcript
of the original. We do not have the original in the collection.
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| Folder 1.19
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
29 November 1862
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Scope: 4pp.
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| Folder 1.20
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
3 December 1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 4pp. Falling back of the Confederate army in Miss.; Mr. Denton; Jimmy’s
camp; Oxford; Okolona; Brother Robert; Robert Edmondson; Mr. Cook; no safe place in
Miss.; Meridian; cavalry in Tennessee; George; Edwin; and Patrick.
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| Folder 1.21
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
10 December 1862
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 3pp. Moving items of value away from the Northern armies; slaves;
Cousin John and Brother Robert; Mr. Daggett; Mr. Gordon; stealing of horses; abolitionists
in Oxford; her baggage is at Okolona; George anxious to be off; Mr. Drake; difficulty
of getting recruits; Edwin.
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| Folder 1.22
| Handwritten Document. Adjit & Insp’r Generals Office. General Orders No. 3., 9 January
1863
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| Folder 1.23
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller].
16 February 1863
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Scope: 3pp. Patrick and the regimental baggage; anxious about family; Miller’s clothing;
Mr. Lane; Edwin and George.
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| Folder 1.24
| Handwritten Letter Signed. R.A. Miller to “Dear Brother,” 22 February 1863 |
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Scope: Pontotoc, Miss. 4pp. Miles Pegues; Yankees coming to Pontotoc; Van Dorn forces falling
back from Holly Springs, Miss.; stealing of horses; Cousin John; Mr. Daggert and letter;
Mr. Clemon; Grenada not being safe; love to Susan and the boys.
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| Folder 1.25
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
23 February 1863
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Scope: 2pp.
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| Folder 1.26
| Handwritten Letter Signed. “Your Son” to “My Dear Mother” [S.G. Miller], 12 March
1863
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Scope: Camp 7 miles from Franklin, VA. 4pp. Recent letter; field officers of the 42nd; General
Davis; Quakers in the area; furloughs.
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| Folder 1.27
| Handwritten Document Signed. General Orders No.9. Hd. Qrs. Davis Brigade, 13 March
1863
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Scope: 1p.
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| Folder 1.28
| Handwritten Document Signed. General Orders No. 25. Hd. Qrs. Dept. Va. and N.C. 16
March 1863
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Scope: Petersburg, Va. 1p.
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| Folder 1.29
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
3 April 1863
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Scope: Cumberland, Va. 2pp. Recent letter; her sickness; Edwin’s visit home; money; relatives
in Virginia.
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| Folder 1.30
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
10 April 1863
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Scope: Cumberland. 4pp. Her recovery from sickness; last letter two weeks ago; raid of abolitionists;
war spirit in the North; riot in Richmond; Jefferson Davis; Eddy; Ellen Denton’s letter;
deserters.
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| Folder 1.31
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
13 April 1863
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Scope: Cumberland. 2pp. Her sickness; a “diabolical deed” done to Hugh R. Miller; suffering;
children; recent letter.
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| Folder 1.32
| Handwritten Letter Signed. [Edwin] Miller to “My Dear Mother” [S.G. Miller], 27 April
1863
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Scope: 4pp.
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| Folder 1.33
| Handwritten Letter Signed. Edwin [Miller] to “My Dear Mother” [S.G. Miller], 7 May
1863
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Scope: 3pp. Troop movements; crossing the river; haste of march.
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| Folder 1.34
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
13 May 1863
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Scope: Cumberland, Va. 4pp. Recent letter; affairs before Suffolk; summer campaigns; religion;
death of General Jackson; Whigs; Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee; money; Cousin William
Clark; her possessions and plans for staying in the area.
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| Folder 1.35
| Handwritten Letter Signed. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Husband” [Hugh R. Miller],
24 June 1863
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Scope: 4pp. Recent letter from Hugh R. Miller; God and religion; not going home until campaign
is over; Jim Rixey; relatives in Virginia; letter from Mississippi; slaves; Mr. Daggett;
their crop and slaves; the enemy at Vicksburg.
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| Folder 1.36
| Typed Transcript. S.G. Miller to “My Precious Child” [George Miller], 29 June 1863 |
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Scope: Cumberland, Va. Recent letter from George and Edward; Richmond and Fredericksburg;
finances; God and religion; Ginnie; Annie; and Aunt Sue. This is a typed transcript
of the original. We do not have the original in the collection.
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| Folder 1.37
| Handwritten Letter Signed. R.K. Byrn to George Miller, 6 January 1874 |
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Scope: Booneville, Miss. 1p.
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| Folder 1.38
| Empty envelopes |
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| Folder 1.39
| Handwritten Note Signed. “Jim” [Dr. James Silver] to “Tom” [Tom Avent], 15 August
1960
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Scope: 1p. Adding material to the Miller Papers.
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