(US Civil War) Chaplain, Sheriff, Judge - Chestine Miller

(Note Need to spend some time on this as Info is very conflicted)

1837 Born

1855                       Began study of the law

1855                       Married Charlotte B love who died the same year

1859-61                 established 2 stores in Pulaski County

1860                       cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

July 7 1861            The Thirteenth Illinois Volunteers located at Rolla July 7, 1861; Col. J.B. Wyman, Lieut.-Col. W. Gargus, Maj. Partridge, Adjt. H.F. Porter, Capts. Noble, Bushnel, Messenger, McNeal, Mayo, Cole, Gardner, Wadsworth and Blanchard. Mr. Chestine Miller was post chaplain.    (I have found the history of the 13^th and it lists a Mr Joseph C Miller a Baptist Minister from Amboy Illinois so I have doubts as also the next year he is a Sheriff?)

1862-63                 Served as Sheriff of Phelps County

                                Assisted in organizing the 36^th Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers, and was in command of Company B of this regiment for some time (note: failed to complete organization)

1869                       Large Library of law books was burned

1869                       Miller-Logan Murder Case - Logan claimed that Chestine Miller had seduced his daughter, and this led him to secrete himself and shoot Miller through the mouth. This disabled Miller for some time, but soon after his recovery Logan was waylaid and shot. A case was made out against Miller, but after a change of venue to Laclede County Miller was acquitted, as the evidence could not prove his guilt. A. Harris prosecuted, while the Bland Bros. defended.

1874                       Admitted to the Pulaski County bar.  8^th & 9^th Judicial Circuits he is the oldest notary public in the county

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1869-09-23

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1869-09-30

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1871-04-13

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1871-06-29

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1871-09-14

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1874-01-29

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The Rolla weekly herald (Rolla, Phelps County, Mo.), 1874-07-09