Background
Merrill was born March 10, 1837 in Methuen, Massachusetts to Johnathan and Margaret (Clark) Merrill.
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George Merrill
George Sargent Merrill 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.
Career
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.
In 1875, Merrill was elected Commander of the Massachusetts Department, Grand Army of the Republic.
He was elected the 10th Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R. in 1881 at the national encampment in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following his service as Commander-in-Chief, Merrill continued to serve the organization as chairman of the pensions committee and was very active as an advocate for Civil War veterans" pensions as a lobbyist to the United States Congress.
Merrill died February 17, 1900 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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