U.S. Civil War – U.S. Army

Augustus Merrill

Details

• Rank: Captain
• Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
• Unit/Command:
  Company B,
  1st Maine Veteran Infantry
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: April 2, 1865
• Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Citation

With six men, captured 69 Confederate prisoners and recaptured several soldiers who had fallen into the enemy’s hands.

Additional Details

• Accredited to: Lyndon, Aroostook County, Maine
• Awarded Posthumously: No
• Presentation Date & Details: October 23, 1891
• Born: October 4, 1843, Byron, Oxford County, ME, United States
• Died: November 14, 1895, Eagle Rock, CA, United States
• Buried: Graceland Cemetery (20-233), Chicago, IL, United States