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Col Henry Merritt CDV. Killed March 14, 1862 at New Berne, NC.
Blind stamped D.W. Bowdoin. Bowdoin was from Salem, Mass.
$250.00
Henry Merritt
Residence Salem MA; a 41 year-old Watchmaker.
Enlisted on 9/25/1861 at Salem, MA as a Major.
On 9/28/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MA 23rd
Infantry
He was Killed on 3/14/1862 at New Berne, NC
Promotions:
* Lt Colonel 10/24/1861
Other Information:
born 6/4/1819 in Marblehead, MA
(Parents: David & Anne (Ashby) Merritt)
TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 23d Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was composed of six
companies from Essex County and one each from Bristol,
Plymouth, Middlesex, and Worcester. Several were recruited by
men who had had service in three months organizations between
April and July, 1861. The companies assembled at Lynnfield,
Mass., in September, 1861, and many of the men were mustered in
September 28, though some were not mustered until December 5,
after their arrival at Annapolis, Md. John Kurtz, an old
militia officer, was commissioned colonel of the regiment. On
Nov. 11, 1861, it left the State for the seat of war. Arriving
at Annapolis three days later, it there established Camp John
A. Andrew, where it remained until January, 1862, when it was
attached to the Burnside Expedition and embarked for the coast
of North Carolina. It now formed a part of Foster's Brigade,
Burnside's Coast Division. It was present with loss at Roanoke
Island, Feb. 8, and suffered a much greater loss at Newbern,
March 14, among the killed being Henry Merritt, lieutenant
colonel of the regiment.
In May, 1862, three divisions were formed, and the 23d
became a part of Amory's (1st) Brigade, Foster's (1st)Division.
The regiment was stationed in or near Newbern, N.C., during the
summer and fall of 1862, engaging in two or three skirmishes
with small loss. On Dec. 10, it joined the Goldsboro
expedition, being slightly engaged at Kinston, Dec. 14, and
heavily engaged at Whitehall, the 16th, where it lost 16 in
killed and mortally wounded. It continued on to Goldsboro, but
was not in the action at that place.
From the middle of January to the middle of April the
regiment was absent on an expedition toward Charleston, S. C.,
now forming a part of Heckman's Brigade. After its return in
April it formed a part of an expedition sent to the relief of
Little Washington, and in July was sent on another expedition
to Trenton.
On October 16, 1863, it left Newbern en route to Fort
Monroe, which place it reached October 19, and encamped near
Newport News. Here in the early winter over 200 officers and
men re-enlisted for three years. On Jany. 23, the regiment
took steamer for Portsmouth and occupied fortifications about
three miles outside the city. From here it made an expedition
to Smithfield in April where on the 16th of the month it was
engaged with loss. Gen. Heckman's command was now known as the
Star Brigade -1st Brigade, 2d Division, 18th Corps-and was
ordered up the James to Bermuda Hundred. It was in action at
Port Walthall Junction, May 6 and 7, and at Arrowfield Church,
May 9. At Drewry's Bluff (also spelled Drury's Bluff), May 16,
the Star Brigade was outflanked in the fog which enveloped the
field, Gen. Heckman was taken prisoner, and the 23d lost 23
killed and mortally wounded, 20 wounded, and 51 prisoners.
Among the fatally wounded was Lieut. Col. John G. Chambers.
Soon after Drewry's Bluff the 18th Corps was transferred
to the north side of the James and joined the Army of the
Potomac near Cold Harbor. Heckman's Brigade was here
commanded
by Gen. George J. Stannard. In the assault of June 3 the 23d
Regt. lost 10 killed or mortally wounded, 39 wounded, and 2
missing. Recrossing to the Petersburg front the regiment
remained before that city until August 25, suffering frequent
losses from sharpshooters Crossing to the north side of the
Appomattox and proceeding to Bermuda Hundred the regiment
embarked, Sept. 4, for Newbern again and on the 10th of the
month the men were again in the familiar trenches on the Trent
River. In the latter part of September the men who had not re-
enlisted were sent home to be mustered out. During the autumn
and winter the yellow fever raged in Newbern and the regiment
suffered severely from its ravages.
On March 8, 1865, at Wise's Forks near Kinston the
regiment fought its last battle losing 3 killed and 10 wounded.
It now remained near Kinston until May when it returned to
Newbern where it acted as provost guard until June 25, when it
was mustered out of the service. Returning to Massachusetts,
on July 5, at Readville, the men received their pay and their
final discharge.
Source: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors & Marines in the Civil War
Blind stamped D.W. Bowdoin. Bowdoin was from Salem, Mass.
$250.00
Henry Merritt
Residence Salem MA; a 41 year-old Watchmaker.
Enlisted on 9/25/1861 at Salem, MA as a Major.
On 9/28/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MA 23rd
Infantry
He was Killed on 3/14/1862 at New Berne, NC
Promotions:
* Lt Colonel 10/24/1861
Other Information:
born 6/4/1819 in Marblehead, MA
(Parents: David & Anne (Ashby) Merritt)
TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS (Re-enlisted)
The 23d Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was composed of six
companies from Essex County and one each from Bristol,
Plymouth, Middlesex, and Worcester. Several were recruited by
men who had had service in three months organizations between
April and July, 1861. The companies assembled at Lynnfield,
Mass., in September, 1861, and many of the men were mustered in
September 28, though some were not mustered until December 5,
after their arrival at Annapolis, Md. John Kurtz, an old
militia officer, was commissioned colonel of the regiment. On
Nov. 11, 1861, it left the State for the seat of war. Arriving
at Annapolis three days later, it there established Camp John
A. Andrew, where it remained until January, 1862, when it was
attached to the Burnside Expedition and embarked for the coast
of North Carolina. It now formed a part of Foster's Brigade,
Burnside's Coast Division. It was present with loss at Roanoke
Island, Feb. 8, and suffered a much greater loss at Newbern,
March 14, among the killed being Henry Merritt, lieutenant
colonel of the regiment.
In May, 1862, three divisions were formed, and the 23d
became a part of Amory's (1st) Brigade, Foster's (1st)Division.
The regiment was stationed in or near Newbern, N.C., during the
summer and fall of 1862, engaging in two or three skirmishes
with small loss. On Dec. 10, it joined the Goldsboro
expedition, being slightly engaged at Kinston, Dec. 14, and
heavily engaged at Whitehall, the 16th, where it lost 16 in
killed and mortally wounded. It continued on to Goldsboro, but
was not in the action at that place.
From the middle of January to the middle of April the
regiment was absent on an expedition toward Charleston, S. C.,
now forming a part of Heckman's Brigade. After its return in
April it formed a part of an expedition sent to the relief of
Little Washington, and in July was sent on another expedition
to Trenton.
On October 16, 1863, it left Newbern en route to Fort
Monroe, which place it reached October 19, and encamped near
Newport News. Here in the early winter over 200 officers and
men re-enlisted for three years. On Jany. 23, the regiment
took steamer for Portsmouth and occupied fortifications about
three miles outside the city. From here it made an expedition
to Smithfield in April where on the 16th of the month it was
engaged with loss. Gen. Heckman's command was now known as the
Star Brigade -1st Brigade, 2d Division, 18th Corps-and was
ordered up the James to Bermuda Hundred. It was in action at
Port Walthall Junction, May 6 and 7, and at Arrowfield Church,
May 9. At Drewry's Bluff (also spelled Drury's Bluff), May 16,
the Star Brigade was outflanked in the fog which enveloped the
field, Gen. Heckman was taken prisoner, and the 23d lost 23
killed and mortally wounded, 20 wounded, and 51 prisoners.
Among the fatally wounded was Lieut. Col. John G. Chambers.
Soon after Drewry's Bluff the 18th Corps was transferred
to the north side of the James and joined the Army of the
Potomac near Cold Harbor. Heckman's Brigade was here
commanded
by Gen. George J. Stannard. In the assault of June 3 the 23d
Regt. lost 10 killed or mortally wounded, 39 wounded, and 2
missing. Recrossing to the Petersburg front the regiment
remained before that city until August 25, suffering frequent
losses from sharpshooters Crossing to the north side of the
Appomattox and proceeding to Bermuda Hundred the regiment
embarked, Sept. 4, for Newbern again and on the 10th of the
month the men were again in the familiar trenches on the Trent
River. In the latter part of September the men who had not re-
enlisted were sent home to be mustered out. During the autumn
and winter the yellow fever raged in Newbern and the regiment
suffered severely from its ravages.
On March 8, 1865, at Wise's Forks near Kinston the
regiment fought its last battle losing 3 killed and 10 wounded.
It now remained near Kinston until May when it returned to
Newbern where it acted as provost guard until June 25, when it
was mustered out of the service. Returning to Massachusetts,
on July 5, at Readville, the men received their pay and their
final discharge.
Source: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors & Marines in the Civil War
