page_title: Wesley Merritt
hierarchical_section_title: Wesley Merritt
caption_attribution_description: Major General Wesley Merritt from Illustrated Roster of California Volunteer Soliders in the War with Spain (1898)
context_page_description: Wesley Merritt was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
context_section_description: Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1836 – December 3, 1910) was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
caption: Major General Wesley Merritt, 1st American Governor General of the Philippines
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