[1] Circa 1861 it was renamed for James Miller, a colonel in the War of 1812, distinguished for his actions in the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

[1] The location was on Naugus Head at the northwest corner of Marblehead's peninsula.

[5] It was subsequently repaired for the War of 1812 as a lookout post and drill area for nearby Fort Sewall.

It was rebuilt as a five-gun battery and renamed Fort Miller for the Civil War.

[6] Fort Miller was garrisoned by the 11th Unattached Company of Massachusetts militia from December 1864 to June 1865.