NELSON APPLETON MILES

Miles, Nelson Appleton (1839-1925) — also known as Nelson A. Miles — Born in Westminster, Worcester County, Mass., August 8, 1839. Nephew by marriage of William Tecumseh Sherman and John Sherman; married 1868 to Mary Hoyt Sherman. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal of Honor in 1892 for action at the battle of Chancellorsville, 1863; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904. Suffered a heart attack and died, while attending a circus, in Washington, D.C., May 15, 1925. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Father: Daniel Miles
Mother: Mary Curtis
Spouse: Mary Hoyt Sherman
Born: 7 Jun 1842 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio
Died: 1 Aug 1904 in West Point, Orange, New York
Marriage: 30 Jun 1868 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Children Sex Birth
Cecilia Miles F 12 Sep 1869 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Sherman Miles M 5 Dec 1882 in Washington, District Of Columbia

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell