Miller, Virginia J., 1842-

Daughter of prominent Washington physician Thomas Miller (1806-1873) and resident of Washington, D.C.

Dr. Thomas Miller, a prominent White House physician, and his family were relatives of the Harrison family of Leesburg, Va., and stayed at the Harrison family's house through much of the Civil War. The Harrison House, also known as the Glenfiddich House, is a well-known historic landmark in Leesburg, Va. Named after its original owner, Henry T. Harrison (b. 1797), the house's original section was built around 1780 and expanded during the early 1840s. During the Civil War, it served as both a hospital and headquarters for the Confederate Army; Generals Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) and Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) visited at the house. The diary of Virginia Miller, Thomas Miller's daughter, was discovered when the house was sold in 1980. Janet LeHane, one of the new owners of the house, transcribed the diary. After the war Virginia Miller returned to Washington, D.C., where she was involved in various patriotic societies. She is listed in Washington city directories through 1929.

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