Samuel Mercer

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Samuel Mercer (1799 – Mar 6, 1862) entered the United States Navy at a young age; he became a Midshipman in 1815. He served his country during the Mexican-American and US Civil war, He is also the father of Marine Corps Captain Samuel Mercer Jr..

Antebellum

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Service Record

December 26, 1860 - April 14, 1861: Operations in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Dispatches
  • At the outbreak of the war, Samuel Mercer was the Captain of the U.S.S. Powhatan



These dispatches were compiled with primary source materials from The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (Chapter 1)

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(US SoN) Gideon Welles
  • At the outbreak of the war, Gideon Welles was the United States Secretary of the Navy
To Mercer: From Mercer:
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Misc.
  • Miscellaneous correspondences to or from Samuel Mercer
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Post-War Career

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Family

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