Class of 1828

Hugh Weedon Mercer: Born Nov. 27, 1808, Fredericksburg, VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1824, to July 1, 1828, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Artillery, July 1, 1828.

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1828.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1828‑29, — Savannah, Ga., 1829, — Augusta Arsenal, Ga., 1829, — Ft. Mitchell, Ala., 1829‑30, — and Savannah, Ga., 1830‑31, 1831‑32; as p407Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Maj.‑General Scott, Dec. 3, 1832, to Jan. 27, 1834,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Oct. 10, 1834)

at Charleston harbor, S. C., during South Carolina's threatened nullification, 1832‑33, and Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., 1833‑34; and on Quartermaster duty at Savannah, Ga., 1834‑35.

Resigned, Apr. 30, 1835.

Civil History. — First Lieut., Chatham Artillery, Georgia Militia, 1835‑45. Cashier of Planters' Bank, Savannah, Ga., 1841‑61.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.a

Civil History. — Banker, Savannah, Ga., 1866‑69, Commission Merchant, Baltimore, Md., 1869‑72. In Europe, 1872‑77.

Died, June 9, 1877, at Baden Baden, Ger.: Aged 69.

Buried, Bonaventure Cemetery, Thunderbolt, GA.b