George Sargent Merrill
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BornMarch 10, 1837
DiedFebruary 17, 1900 (aged 62)
Lawrence, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Union
George Sargent Merrill | |
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| Born | March 10, 1837 |
| Died | February 17, 1900 (aged 62) Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1862–1863 |
| Rank |  captain |
| Unit | Company B, 4th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (nine-month militia) |
| Conflicts | American Civil War
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| Other work | newspaper editor, 10th Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic |
George Sargent Merrill (March 10, 1837 – February 17, 1900) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army and as the 10th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1882.
Merrill was born March 10, 1837, in Methuen, Massachusetts, to Johnathan and Margaret (Clark) Merrill.
On August 28, 1862, Merrill enlisted in Company B, 4th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (nine-month militia) and commissioned 1st lieutenant, September 1, 1862. He was promoted to captain on December 8, 1862. He mustered out of the service with the regiment August 28, 1863, at Camp Hooker in Lakeville, Massachusetts.
