John C. Merritt
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Jump to navigationJump to searchJohn C. Merritt was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company H.
Antebellum
War Career
- Entered service in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company H as a 1st Lieutenant at organization
- Commissioned July 26, 1862
- 23 years old
- Commissioned Captain on December 29, 1862
- Mustered December 29, 1862
- Died of disease at Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on July 9, 1863
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
Sources
- Michigan and George H. Turner, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Volume 24. (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Ihling bros. & Everard, printers, 1900). (Pages 101-102)
