Merrit Heath
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMerrit Heath was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 13, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D at Van Buren, Michigan
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 at Detroit, Michigan for a 3 year term of service
- 20 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Returned to regiment on October 8, 1863
- Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1865
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). (Page 68)
