Mills, Lewis

Lewis Mills was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania around 1828 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Mills worked as a laborer before the war. In August 1863 Mills joined Company F of the 6th USCT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His regiment participated in several engagements in Virginia during 1864, including an attack on Petersburg on June 15 and the Battle of New Market Heights in September 29. Mills’ military service ended on September 20, 1865 while in Wilmington, North Carolina. (By Don Sailer)
    Full name
    Lewis Mills
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    Black
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    Occupation
    Military
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Laborer
    Relation to Slavery
    Free black
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Mills, Lewis," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/34034.