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Lewis Merrill | |
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Born | New Berlin, Pennsylvania | October 28, 1834
Died | February 27, 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 61)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | ![]() Union |
Service/ | ![]() Union Army |
Years of service | 1855–1886 |
Rank | ![]() ![]() |
Unit | 1st U.S. Dragoons 2nd U.S. Dragoons 7th U.S. Cavalry |
Commands | 2nd Missouri Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War American Indian Wars |
Lewis Merrill (1834–1896) was a career officer in the United States Army noted for his work in resisting the early Ku Klux Klan organization in several Southern states. During the American Civil War, he combated guerrillas in Missouri.
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