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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5 items) |
Abstract | George Anderson Mercer (1835-1907) was a Confederate officer and lawyer of Savannah, Ga. Mercer kept his diary intermittently during his time as a student in Savannah, Ga., and New Haven, Conn., at Princeton University, and at the University of Virginia, where he studied law. Included are entries relating to hunting and observations of birds; accounts of his Confederate military experiences in Savannah, 1861-1864, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, service with Mercer's and Wright's division in Georgia and South Carolina, his capture in Macon, Ga., and return from prison to Savannah, 1864-1865; and his postwar work, social life, family affairs, reading and study, and reactions to current events and ideas. |
Creator | Mercer, George Anderson, 1835-1907. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, September 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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George Anderson Mercer (1835-1907) was a Confederate officer and lawyer of Savannah, Ga. He was a student in Savannah, Ga., and New Haven, Conn., at Princeton University, and at the University of Virginia, where he studied law. His military experiences include the Atlanta Campaign, 1864; service with Mercer's and Wright's division in Georgia and South Carolina; and his capture in Macon, Ga. Early in the Civil War Mercer married Nannie Maury Herndon of Fredereicksburg, Va. After the war he practiced law in Savannah.
Back to TopMercer kept his diary intermittently during his time as a student in Savannah, Ga., and New Haven, Conn., at Princeton University, and at the University of Virginia, where he studied law. Included are entries relating to hunting and observations of birds; accounts of his Confederate military experiences in Savannah, 1861-1864, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, service with Mercer's and Wright's division in Georgia and South Carolina, his capture in Macon, Ga., and return to Savannah, 1864-1865; and his postwar work, social life, family affairs, reading and study, and reactions to current events and ideas.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1, 1 January 1851-3 February 3 1855 |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2, 10 March 1855-14 June 1860 |
Folder 3a |
Volume 3, 3 March 1862-14 September 1863, original |
Folder 3b |
Volume 3, 3 March 1862-14 September 1863, typed copy |
Folder 4a |
Volume 4, 1860; 30 April 1864-24 May 1865, original |
Folder 4b |
Volume 4, 1860; 30 April 1864-24 May 1865, typed copy |
Folder 5 |
Volume 5, June 1860-June 1885 |
Transcription Volume TV-503/1 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook 1851; Diary, 1856-1860 |
Transcription Volume TV-503/2 |
Volume 2: Diary, 15 June 1860-17 December 1865 |
Transcription Volume TV-503/3 |
Volume 3: Diary, 21 January 1866-21 June 1885 |
Reel M-503/1 |
Microfilm copy of diary |