Q:Facts: - death place: lawrence , massachusetts - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 17 february 1900 - allegiance: united states of america union - birth date: 10 march 1837 - serviceyears: 1862 -- 1863 - name: george sargent merrill - branch: united states army union army - unit: company militia -rrb- b , 4th regiment massachusetts infantry -lrb- nine-month - image: file : george sargent merrill.jpg - birth place: methuen , massachusetts - laterwork: newspaper the republic editor , 10th commander-in-chief , grand army of - rank: 35px captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george sargent merrill .
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george sargent merrill -lrb- march 10 , 1837 - february 17 , 1900 -rrb- was an american soldier who served in the union army and as the 10th commander-in-chief of the grand army of the republic , 1881-1882 .