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Philo Gould Camp Merrill

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Philo Gould Camp Merrill Veteran

Birth
Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
Death
27 Aug 1896 (aged 79)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block: 9 Section: Lot: 00098
Memorial ID
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Philo was with the 3rd Iowa Infantry (rather than the 8th). His gravestone supports this.
here is his Iowa Roster record:
Merrill, Philo G. C. Age 44. Residence Palmyra, nativity Vermont. Enlisted May 21, 1861. Appointed Second Lieutenant June 8, 1861. Mustered June 8, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant Oct. 22, 1861. Wounded slightly; taken prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Resigned March 5,1863
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son of Abel Merrill & Sarah Henry
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Co. G.8-Ia.Inft.
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in same/adjacent lot:
Anna L. Clark, Jane Clark, Jennie Clark, John R.Clark, William A.Clark, W.H.Clark, Annette Reed Dangler, Rena Dangler, Ella Dangler, Jane Merrill Glass, Helen Eliza Reed Merrill, John Henry Merrill, Katherine Merrill, Mary C. Merrill, Philo G.C. Merrill, Reed D. Merrill, Sophia W. Merrill, Walter A. Merrill, Ellen S. Reed, Walter A. Reed, Elizabeth Rule Clark
Philo was with the 3rd Iowa Infantry (rather than the 8th). His gravestone supports this.
here is his Iowa Roster record:
Merrill, Philo G. C. Age 44. Residence Palmyra, nativity Vermont. Enlisted May 21, 1861. Appointed Second Lieutenant June 8, 1861. Mustered June 8, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant Oct. 22, 1861. Wounded slightly; taken prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Resigned March 5,1863
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son of Abel Merrill & Sarah Henry
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Co. G.8-Ia.Inft.
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in same/adjacent lot:
Anna L. Clark, Jane Clark, Jennie Clark, John R.Clark, William A.Clark, W.H.Clark, Annette Reed Dangler, Rena Dangler, Ella Dangler, Jane Merrill Glass, Helen Eliza Reed Merrill, John Henry Merrill, Katherine Merrill, Mary C. Merrill, Philo G.C. Merrill, Reed D. Merrill, Sophia W. Merrill, Walter A. Merrill, Ellen S. Reed, Walter A. Reed, Elizabeth Rule Clark


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