Capt. Nelson H. Merrill
From the 1850 Census #6/60
Name - Nelson Merrill
Aged - 5 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1850 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Attended Elgin High School.
From the 1860 Census
Name - Nelson H. Merrill
Aged - 15 Years
Born - 1845 in Illinois
Home in 1860 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - Nelson Merrill
Born - 1844 in Illinois
Age on July 1, 1863 - 19 Years
Race - White
Occupation - Clerk
Marital Status - Unmarried
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Prior Military Service - 127th Ill. Regt.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
I Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inft.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Sept. 5, 1862 as a private.
Remarks, Promoted 1st Sgt., 1st Lt. and Capt.
Date of Rank - 1st Lt.March 31, 1864.
Mustered July 9, 1864.
Date of Rank - Capt. July 6, 1864
Mustered July 28, 1864
This morning I started for the 127th to visit Nelson Merrill. On the road I met Frank Perkins. Found Nelson well, also several other old acquaintances. The prisoners taken July 22nd from the 15th A. C. were exchanged this evening.
It comes so regularly now, that we expect a tear every night about dark. The 15th, 16th, and 17th Corps. passed here today on their way to the right wing. In the 127th Ill. I saw Nelson Merrill and in the 52nd I saw John Adams, Capt. Wilcox, Madison Cole, and Geo. Schoonhoven. While I write a great light is reflected on the sky and we suppose that Atlanta is burning. About a half hour ago there was considerable firing on the picket line but it has almost entirely ceased.
Known Actions;
Elgin Sharpshooters
Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Sept. 5, 1862 as a private.
Remarks, Promoted 1st Sgt., 1st Lt. and Capt.
Date of Rank - 1st Lt.March 31, 1864.
Mustered July 9, 1864.
Date of Rank - Capt. July 6, 1864
Mustered July 28, 1864
Excerpt from Grandfather was a Drummer Boy, diary of Charles Stiles.
Dec. 6, 1863
Yesterday crossed the Little Tennessee and passed through
Morgantown - marched 15 miles. Today we marched 13 miles - passed
through Maryville and camped 2 miles from the place a little after
noon. I went out 5 miles with two other boys. We got our suppers at
the house of Wetzel an old Pennsylvania dutchman. They were staunch
Union folks. Nelson H. Merrill from the 127th was here today. I have
not seen him before in two years.
Excerpt from Grandfather was a Drummer Boy, diary of Charles Stiles.
Sept. 19, 1864This morning I started for the 127th to visit Nelson Merrill. On the road I met Frank Perkins. Found Nelson well, also several other old acquaintances. The prisoners taken July 22nd from the 15th A. C. were exchanged this evening.
Excerpt from Grandfather was a Drummer Boy, diary of Charles Stiles.
July 27, 1864It comes so regularly now, that we expect a tear every night about dark. The 15th, 16th, and 17th Corps. passed here today on their way to the right wing. In the 127th Ill. I saw Nelson Merrill and in the 52nd I saw John Adams, Capt. Wilcox, Madison Cole, and Geo. Schoonhoven. While I write a great light is reflected on the sky and we suppose that Atlanta is burning. About a half hour ago there was considerable firing on the picket line but it has almost entirely ceased.
Excerpt from Grandfather was a Drummer Boy, diary of Charles Stiles.
Oct. 1, 1864
I arrived in Chicago about 10 o'clock this morning. Visited G. H. Merrill and delivered Nelson's letter, took tea with Mrs. Irwin and here goes for the 10 o'clock train.
Remarks, Mustered Out June 5, 1865.
I arrived in Chicago about 10 o'clock this morning. Visited G. H. Merrill and delivered Nelson's letter, took tea with Mrs. Irwin and here goes for the 10 o'clock train.
Remarks, Mustered Out June 5, 1865.
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala. May 13, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss. May 19, 1863
Milliken’s Bend, La. June 13, 1863
Collierville Oct. 11, 1863
Resaca, Ga. May 13, 1864
Conasine Creek, Ga. May 14, 1864
Dallas Hills, Ga. May 26, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864
Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 13, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864
Marietta, Ga. Sept. 15, 1864
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