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Historical records matching Maj. Lewis M. Merriam (USA)
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About Maj. Lewis M. Merriam (USA)
Lewis Merriam enlisted in Company H, Maine 20th Infantry Regiment on 29 Aug 1862. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 21 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 20 Mar 1865.Commissioned an officer in Company K, U.S. Colored Troops 61st Infantry Regiment on 21 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 30 Dec 1865.Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 20 Feb 1866. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 01 Jun 1866. Commissioned an officer in Company C, U.S. Colored Troops 65th Infantry Regiment on 20 Feb 1866. Mustered out on 08 Jan 1867.
an interesting tidbit, his brother, later to become Brevet Major/General Henry Clay Merriam was a Congressional Medal of Honor winner during the Civil War, for "conspicuous gallantry at Fort Blakeley, April 9, 1865."
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Maj. Lewis M. Merriam (USA)'s Timeline
| 1843 |
April 4, 1843
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Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, United States
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| 1877 |
August 1, 1877
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Fort Bridger, WY, United States
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| 1879 |
December 17, 1879
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Omaha, NE, United States
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| 1881 |
June 15, 1881
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Fort Fetterman
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| 1884 |
March 4, 1884
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Fort Niobraba, NE
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| 1886 |
September 21, 1886
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Fort Spokane, WA, United States
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| 1893 |
May 30, 1893
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Spokane, WA, United States
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| 1923 |
October 15, 1923
Age 80
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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
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