Walter Irvin Mills

William married Mathie Jewell on 2 Oct 1918 in Jefferson Co, West Virginia. Mathie was born about 1898 in Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died after 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 5 Nov 1861, Civil War, Co. K. 146th Virginia Infantry
• Census: 1870, Front Royal, Warren Co, Virginia
• Census: 1880, Front Royal, Warren Co, Virginia

Notes:

HENRY MILLS was born in Warren County in 1840, son of Alexander and Matilda Garrett Mills. Being twice married, first to Sarah Frances Willis and, after her death, to Rebecca Shipe, he had thirteen children. He lived, died, and lies buried in "The Cove," a tranquil ravine in the Blue Ridge foothills south of Front Royal. He was a familiar figure as an elderly gentleman with flowing white beard riding to town in his carriage.


Military:
Four of the five MILLS soldiers of Company D were among the original volunteers of June 17, 1861. The exception, HENRY HARRISON MILLS, enlisted March 8, 1863, at Hamilton's Crossing, Va., transferring from the 146th Reg't Va. Militia. He was captured at Strasburg, Va., Sept. 23, 1864, after the Battle of Fishers Hill. Imprisoned first at Point Lookout, Md., he was moved to Aiken's Landing, Va., for exchange March 9, 1865, and ten days later was received by the Confederate agent of exchange at Boulware's Wharf, Va. He was paroled at Winchester June 4, 1865.

CHARLES E. and JAMES W. MILLS were sons of Thomas Mills of Rappahannock County, Va. Charles, only 19 when he signed up in June, 1861, was "confined in the Guard Tent of the Regiment" on Oct. 31, and had $11. of his December pay stopped by Court Martial for unexplained reasons. He was wounded in his right arm at Gettysburg July 3, 1863; was captured and admitted July 6th to U.S. General Hospital at Frederick, Md.; sent to Fort Delaware July 9th and transferred Oct. 26th to Point Lookout, Md., where he was released Feb. 1, 1864, "on taking the oath of allegiance and joining the United States Army."
JAMES W. MILLS was "detailed to unload freight at Manassas" in January, 1862, and was "absent on detached service guarding company stores at Manassas" in February, 1862.
ALEXANDER MILLS was captured July 17, 1862, and confined first in a military prison at Wheeling, W. Va., then in the notorious Camp Chase, Ohio, prison where he ended the "durance vile" Feb. 5, 1864, by enlisting in the U.S. Navy.

http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/infantry/49th_inf_regt_notes.html
(from Eric Allison 14 Dec 2011)

Census:
Henry Mills 31
Sarah F Mills 31
Martha E Mills 10
Melvilla Mills 8
Jno H Mills 6
Matilda Mills 4
Marcus W Mills 2


Census:
Henry H. Mills 40
John H. Mills 16
Matilda Mills 13
Marcus Mills 11
William Mills 7
David Mills 5
Mary Willis 50 1830 sister in law single

Henry married Sarah Frances Willis on 1 Dec 1859 in Warren Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of William Willis and Mary Elizabeth Duke) was born in 1836 in Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died in 1878 in Warren Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Matilda Garrett about 1830 in Virginia. Matilda (daughter of David Garrett and Mary Martin) was born in 1818 in Virginia; died in 1900 in Old Gayor House, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Warren Co, Virginia

Notes:

Census:
David Garret 66 1784
Mary Garret 65 1785
Matilda Mills 32 1818
David Mills 15 1835
Marcus W Mills 13 1837
Henry Mills 11 1839
Angeline Mills 2 1848

William married Mary Elizabeth Duke about 1825 in Culpeper Co, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Edward Duke and Mary Vaught) was born about 1820 in of Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died after 1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

No docuentation that Elizabeth's maiden name is Duke -- only a
family story. However, they lived in 1840 in Rappahannock Co.,
VA, surrounded by Duke relatives.