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1204………(Born N.H.)
Charles G.
Merchant* (Ap’d at Lage)….38
Military History.
– Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1839, to July 1, 1843, when he was
graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, July 1, 1843.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Marion, Fla., 1843, -- and Key West, Fla., 1843-45; in
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with
(Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, May 9, 1846)
Mexico, 1846-48, being
engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, --
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18,
1874, -- Capture of San Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubusco,
Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- Storming of
Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, -- and
(Bvt. First Lieut., Sep. 8, 1847, for Gallant
and Meritorious Conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey, Mex.)
(Bvt. Captain, Sep. 13, 1847, for Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct at the Battle of Chapultepec, Mex.)
Assault and Capture of the
City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; on frontier duty, on
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Aug. 2, 1848)
the March through Texas to
Ft. Inge, 1849-50, being engaged in a Skirmish with Comanche Indians, near
Leona, Tex., May 18, 1850, where he was severely wounded; on Recruiting
service, 1850-52; on sick leave of absence, 1852-55; and as Secretary and
Treasurer of the Military Asylum at East Pascagoula, Mis., Apr. 27 to Sep.
4, 1855.
Died, Sep. 4, 1855, at East
Pascagoula, Mis.: Aged 34.
*Son of Bvt. Brig.-General
Charles Merchant, U. S. Army.
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