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Mercer was a 32-year-old farmer from Darlington Co. SC. He enlisted at Darlington on 20 March 1862 in Capt. T.E Howle's Co. 8th SC Vol's. He served in Co's F & M. He Has 3 cards on his archival file but his wife's file in settling his death is huge. He was a patient in the regimental hospital at Gordonville, Va. on 4 Feb 1863 and died on the 10th of Feb. probably of disease. He enlisted 20 Mar 1862 and mustered in Richmond. Battles, 1st Manassas, aka [ the great skedaddle ] Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg, Seven Days, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, Sharpsburg aka Antietam, and Fredericksburg 0n 13 Dec 1862. He served under General Kershaw, Kennedy and Conners Brigades. His wife filed for settlement on 9 June 1863 and the final settlement was for $97. 34 Cents. settled on 24 Oct 1864. He was the husband of my cousin Margaret Elizabeth Howle. He is buried in a mass grave in the aforementioned hospital.
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