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The Daily Dispatch: April 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], The late Col. John T. Mercer. (search)
s highly complimented by his commanding General in his official report of the battle of Cross-Keys. He also bore a conspicuous part in the battiest of Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. --On the 20th January, 1864, he was attached to Hoke's brigade, and was with the brigade on the late exception against Newbern, and acted very gauntly at the battle of Batchelor's Creek, and was afterwards assigned to the command of all the cavalry in this department. In the expedition against ll the cavalry in this department. In the expedition against Plymouth he was in command of his own regiment, and during the attack upon the town was in command of Hoke's brigade, and tell during the charge upon Fort Sanderson, which was taken a few minutes after his fail. The remains of Col. Mercer arrived here on Wednesday night last, and was interred in the Episcopal Cemetery by the side of the late and lamented Gen. W. D. Pender, his classmate, his companion in arms, and his relative.