Landsman and member of Company D during the capture of the Korean forts, 9 and 10 June 1871. Merton was severely wounded in the arm while trying to force his way into the fort.
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Accredited to: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: 1845, England
Died: January 9, 1922, St. Louis, MO, United States
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, United States