His parents were William Merrill & Elizabeth (Stockman) Merrill.
Residence: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1838 [see above]
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company A, Massachusetts 19th Infantry Regiment on 12 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 13 May 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources:
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Battles Fought
Fought on 2 Sep 1862.
Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD.
Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 3 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA.
The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was fought May 3–4, 1863, and was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865). While Union general Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac engaged Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia twelve miles to the west near Chancellorsville, the First and Sixth corps under Union general John Sedgwick were ordered to cross the Rappahannock River and attack at Fredericksburg, on Lee's far right flank. Hooker's plan was to force an already undermanned Lee to shift troops to his right, weakening his defenses and forcing him to retreat. By the time the cautious Sedgwick was in position, however, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had outflanked the Union right and it was Hooker, not Lee, who was reeling back. Sedgwick did finally charge up Marye's Heights, where the previous December the Union army under Ambrose E. Burnside had so ignominiously been defeated. This time, a small contingent of Confederates under Jubal A. Early held on for a short while before finally giving way. When Sedgwick failed to press his victory, Lee reinforced his line, attacking at Salem Church on May 3 and Bank's Ford on May 4. On May 5, Sedgwick retreated back across the Rappahannock River, followed shortly by Hooker.
Residence: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1838 [see above]
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company A, Massachusetts 19th Infantry Regiment on 12 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 13 May 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources:
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Battles Fought
Fought on 2 Sep 1862.
Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD.
Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 3 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA.
The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was fought May 3–4, 1863, and was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865). While Union general Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac engaged Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia twelve miles to the west near Chancellorsville, the First and Sixth corps under Union general John Sedgwick were ordered to cross the Rappahannock River and attack at Fredericksburg, on Lee's far right flank. Hooker's plan was to force an already undermanned Lee to shift troops to his right, weakening his defenses and forcing him to retreat. By the time the cautious Sedgwick was in position, however, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had outflanked the Union right and it was Hooker, not Lee, who was reeling back. Sedgwick did finally charge up Marye's Heights, where the previous December the Union army under Ambrose E. Burnside had so ignominiously been defeated. This time, a small contingent of Confederates under Jubal A. Early held on for a short while before finally giving way. When Sedgwick failed to press his victory, Lee reinforced his line, attacking at Salem Church on May 3 and Bank's Ford on May 4. On May 5, Sedgwick retreated back across the Rappahannock River, followed shortly by Hooker.
His parents were William Merrill & Elizabeth (Stockman) Merrill.
Residence: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1838 [see above]
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company A, Massachusetts 19th Infantry Regiment on 12 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 13 May 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources:
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Battles Fought
Fought on 2 Sep 1862.
Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD.
Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 3 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA.
The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was fought May 3–4, 1863, and was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865). While Union general Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac engaged Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia twelve miles to the west near Chancellorsville, the First and Sixth corps under Union general John Sedgwick were ordered to cross the Rappahannock River and attack at Fredericksburg, on Lee's far right flank. Hooker's plan was to force an already undermanned Lee to shift troops to his right, weakening his defenses and forcing him to retreat. By the time the cautious Sedgwick was in position, however, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had outflanked the Union right and it was Hooker, not Lee, who was reeling back. Sedgwick did finally charge up Marye's Heights, where the previous December the Union army under Ambrose E. Burnside had so ignominiously been defeated. This time, a small contingent of Confederates under Jubal A. Early held on for a short while before finally giving way. When Sedgwick failed to press his victory, Lee reinforced his line, attacking at Salem Church on May 3 and Bank's Ford on May 4. On May 5, Sedgwick retreated back across the Rappahannock River, followed shortly by Hooker.
Residence: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: abt 1838 [see above]
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company A, Massachusetts 19th Infantry Regiment on 12 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 13 May 1863 at Washington, DC.
Sources:
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Battles Fought
Fought on 2 Sep 1862.
Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD.
Fought on 11 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 3 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA.
The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was fought May 3–4, 1863, and was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865). While Union general Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Potomac engaged Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia twelve miles to the west near Chancellorsville, the First and Sixth corps under Union general John Sedgwick were ordered to cross the Rappahannock River and attack at Fredericksburg, on Lee's far right flank. Hooker's plan was to force an already undermanned Lee to shift troops to his right, weakening his defenses and forcing him to retreat. By the time the cautious Sedgwick was in position, however, Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had outflanked the Union right and it was Hooker, not Lee, who was reeling back. Sedgwick did finally charge up Marye's Heights, where the previous December the Union army under Ambrose E. Burnside had so ignominiously been defeated. This time, a small contingent of Confederates under Jubal A. Early held on for a short while before finally giving way. When Sedgwick failed to press his victory, Lee reinforced his line, attacking at Salem Church on May 3 and Bank's Ford on May 4. On May 5, Sedgwick retreated back across the Rappahannock River, followed shortly by Hooker.
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