Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009 Series: Field Office Appointment Papers, 1849 - 1907 File Unit: Nelson, A. Miles - Montana - Commission to Negotiate with the Northern Band of Cheyenne Indians
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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...
