Addison W. Merrill (May 30, 1842 – November 15, 1920) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms ...

Biography

Merrill was born on May 30, 1842, in

Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, It is one of two traditional county seat, seats of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,5 ...

. He later resided in Princeton, Wisconsin and became a farmer. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

, Merrill served with the

18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the western theater of the American Civil War. A large portion of the regiment was captured in their first battle, at Shiloh, but they wen ...

of the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

. Conflicts he participated in include the

Battle of Jackson, Mississippi The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union ...

Battle of Champion Hill The Battle of Champion Hill of May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Union Army commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Co ...

and the

Siege of Vicksburg The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mi ...

. Merrill died at home in Alma Center, Wisconsin on November 15, 1920.

Political career

Merrill was elected to the Assembly in 1896. Additionally, he was a member of the town board (similar to city council) of

Garden Valley, Wisconsin Garden Valley is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of North Branch is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the t ...

and of the board of supervisors of

Jackson County, Wisconsin Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,145. Its county seat is Black River Falls. Jackson County was formed from Crawford County in 1853. It was named for President Andrew ...

. He was a Republican.

References

Politicians from Lowell, Massachusetts People from Alma Center, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Farmers from Wisconsin 1842 births 1920 deaths People from Princeton, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub