Philip Weaver Miller was born on March 1, 1843, in Pennsylvania to Levi and Catherine Miller. He probably grew up in Rush, Pennsylvania.

 

He served as a private in Company D of the 53^rd Pennsylvania Militia Infantry from July 2, 1863, until August 20, 1863. He enlisted again on November 20, 1863, and he mustered in as a private in Company I of the 47^th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment took part in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. In April 1865, he became a corporal in the 24^th Veteran Reserve Corps.

 

He returned to Rush after the war, and he married Matilda Campbell. Their daughter Florence was born on September 23, 1866. He worked as a laborer, and by 1870, he owned $500 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in February 1870 and eventually received one. By 1880, he was working as a farmer. His wife died in the late 1800s, and he married a woman named Isabel around 1893. By 1900, he was living in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, and working as a clerk in a bakery. He died there of a cardiac embolism on January 3, 1912.

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