Jesse Merrill-- Part 7: Further Administrative Duty and Major General

In the fall of 1864,he went east on a sick leave, and was soon afterwards assigned  to duties in the Army of the Potomac and Army of the James, and later in the Department of the South, where he had his headquarters at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Here he remained until mustered out of the service in October 1865.

It was at this time that he was brevetted to major  by President Johnson for long , faithful and meritorious service.

He returned to Lock Haven in November 1865, and resumed the practice of law.  An April 1871, he was appointed major-general of the Pennsylvania National Guard by Governor Geary.  It was during this term that the Eleventh Division was called out to quell the riot at Williamsport.

In 1880, General Merrill received the Republican nomination for assembly, but was defeated by S. Woods Caldwell, the democratic nominee.

--Old Secesh