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Wesley Merritt
Birth: 6-16-1834
Death: 12-3-1910
Biography
Graduated from West Point in 1860. Union Cavalry Officer during the American Civil War. Served as first military governor of the Philippines. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary as an attendee at a party at Major Hunt's in Washington, D.C.
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Biography:
Graduated from West Point in 1860. Union Cavalry Officer during the American Civil War. Served as first military governor of the Philippines. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary as an attendee at a party at Major Hunt's in Washington, D.C.
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/wesley-merritt
Title of Webpage:
Wesley Merritt - American Battlefield Trust
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Website
Citation URL:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/wesley-merritt
Title of Webpage:
Wesley Merritt - American Battlefield Trust
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
1922 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 31
Year:
1922
Start Page:
914