Private
William
Merritt
aka Merrit
Born about in United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in United States
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Biography
William Merritt is a part of US Black heritage.
Private William Merritt served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Side: USA
Occupations
- 1863: Boatman
Residences
- 1863: Hudson, New York (military enlistment)
Military Service
Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 21 years old, married and working as a boatman when he enlisted on 5 March 1863 in Hudson, New York. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.
Research Notes
There is a William Merritt in the Schenectady Almshouse in New York in the 1890 United States Veterans Schedules. No regimental details.
Projects
Sources
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
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