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 1833 - 1862 (28 years)
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| Name |
Louis Philip Merz [1] |
| Born |
8 Nov 1833 |
Dürkheim, , RP, DEU  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
Antietam, , MD [1] |
| Reference Number |
6863 |
| Died |
17 Sep 1862 |
Antietam, , MD [1] |
| Cause: Killed in Civil War Battle of Antietam |
| Person ID |
I6863 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- Private Louis Merz, 4th Regiment, Infantry Company D, of Georgia: Killed in battle of Antietam Heyman Heyman and Louis Merz came to West Point, GA when the Atlanta & West Point Rail Road was completed in 1854. The young men began a very modest dry goods business, selecting as their motto, "Dieu Ma Forte"...God is my Strength. The War between the States ended their association, for Louis Merz joined the West Point Guard, in April, 1861, and was killed at Sharpesburg (Antietam) Maryland September 18, 1862. Mr. Heyman and Daniel Merz, brother of Louis, operated a tannery in Bluffton for the Confederacy during he war years. [1]
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