Daviess County MO Archives Military Records.....Givens, Merritt 1861-1865
Civilwar - Rosters 51st Regiment Infantry Volunteers Company C
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Civil War Military Record
                                CIVIL WAR

Name:  GIVENS, MERRITT

Rank:  Private

Conflict:  Civil War

Side:  Union

Type of Unit:  Infanty

Organization:  Missouri Volunteers

Name of Unit:

Company: C

Period of Service:

Commander:

Note:

Record Group:  Office of Adjutant General

Series Title:  Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865
               War of 1812-WWI Military Records


Additional Comments:
This Merritt Givens is the son of the Isaac Givens who married Catherine 
Fletcher.  This Isaac Givens was a brother to Merrit Givens of Daviess Co., 
Mo.  These names get confusing because each brother named a son after the 
other brother--so we have several Isaac Givens and several Merrit Givens of 
the same family in 2 to 3 generations.  This Merrit Givens was living in Worth 
Co., Mo. when he enlisted in the Civil War.  Because he was so young, he 
served as a water boy for the soldiers.  He served 5 mos. from March 15, 1865 
to Aug. 31, 1865.  He served at Benton Barracks, Missouri and was honorably 
discharged due to disentary.  Merrit lived in Gentry, and Worth Co., Mo. and 
McPherson Co., Ks.  This Merrit is buried at the Eastside Cem. in Hutchison, 
Ks.  His wife was named Nancy too--Nancy Elizabeth O'Neal.  There is also a 
Civil War pension record for them at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/daviess/military/civilwar/rosters/givens24gmt.txt

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