1,856About Wesley Merritt
Other Wesley Merritt was born on June 16, 1836 in New York City, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 74, on December 3, 1910).
American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War. He then became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
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Wesley Merritt before becoming famous
Wesley Merritt was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1836 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1960. He was then commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoons, later becoming the adjutant for the unit. In 1862 he was appointed captain in the 2nd cavalry and served in the defenses of Washington, D.C.
Achievement of Wesley Merritt
He was a member of the court of inquiry that looked into the happenings at the the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was relieved of his duties as military governor of the Philippines in August of 1898 to advise the US delegation on peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris. He is portrayed by Greg Dorris in the 2015 film, Heneral Luna. He retired from the army in 1900 and died in Virginia in 1910.
Wesley Merritt's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
His first wife, Caroline Warren Merritt, died in 1893. In 1898 he married Laura Williams Caton, daughter of Supreme Court justice Supreme Court Justice John Catron.
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Both he and War Hero George Armstrong Custer were promoted directly from captain to brigadier general in 1863, an unusual occurrence.
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