Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

his efficiency to this department of the service.
He was employed in raising recruits till 1814;
but this period of comparative repose was of short
duration. He was thus remanded to head-quarters:
“Cantonment, Burlington, July 7th, 1813.
“Lieut. W. Miller, at Poultney. -- You are
hereby commanded to join your regt. at Burlington
immediately, and report yourself to the
commanding officer.
“Elias Fasset, Col. 30th Inf’ry.”
Soon after his return to Burlington, in July of
1813, Mr. Miller was called to suffer another of the
dangers of army life, which, on many accounts, is
quite as serious as those of the battle-field. The
army fever, which broke out among the troops at
Burlington, has already been referred to. So
alarming were its ravages, that the great body of
the army, quartered in or near the town, was
removed several miles into the more elevated
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