John Mercer

(1815 - 1895)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 50th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company H.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
In Richmond hospital 10/29/1862. Wounded in left lung, skull and both legs, and totally disabled, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1863.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic service information from Ranger951.

Birth State: GA
Death Place: Brooks County, GA

Notes

1 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /georgia/infantry/50th_inf_regt.html [AotW citation 3043]

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