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Samuel Miles
Samuel Miles (March 11, 1740 – December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
==Military career==
Born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Miles was the son of James Miles and Hannah Pugh. Miles enlisted in Isaac Wayne's company, part of the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian War. He was wounded at the Battle of Fort Ligonier; later commanding the garrison at that fort. He was discharged and then reenlisted in Thomas Lloyd's company as a sergeant and was promoted to captain-lieutenant for the expedition to Fort Duquesne. He accepted a commission as captain in 1760 and commanded troops on Presque Isle. After the war ended, he went into business as a wine merchant and married Catherine Wister,〔http://www.centrecountyhistory.org/history/miles.html〕 daughter of John Wister of Grumblethorpe, Philadelphia, PA. He also entered politics, and was elected to the house of assembly in 1772. He was an early advocate for American independence.
Miles raised a militia company in the early days of the American Revolution. When the war began, he was made colonel of the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment,〔Appendix II: Pennsylvania Archives; Series 5, Vol. 7, P. 249;PENNSYLVANIA RIFLE REGIMENT; COLONEL SAMUEL MILES; MARCH 6, 1776〕 a state unit later adopted into the Continental Army. He was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of Long Island. Miles was released as part of a prisoner exchange in April 1778 that included British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. He had been appointed brigadier general of Pennsylvania state troops while a prisoner. Upon his release he served as quartermaster for the State of Pennsylvania 〔Robert Morris, John Catanzariti;The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784, Volume 7〕 serving under Timothy Pickering. In the summer of 1781 General Washington counted on Miles to secure
boat transport for the army as it made its way south from New York to Yorktown.〔Robert Morris, Elmer James; The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784: August–September 1781 page 118〕
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