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    1. Andersonville POW site
    2. Kevin Frye
    3. Hi all, I saw a previou sposting about John Mercer who was a Civil War POW here at Andersonville and as I am a historian and Volunteer here at the Historic Site, I thought I would post his record as well as offer lookups to anyone looking here for ancestors. My offer is free and just for the asking. This is what is available on John Mercer. Code No: 20950 Grave No: 10950 Last Name: MERCER First Name: JOHN A. Rank: PRIVATE Company: I Regiment: 4 State: IA Branch of Service: CAVALRY Date of Death: 10/14/1864 Cause of Death: SCORBUTUS Remarks: JOHN MERCER, COMPANY C, ARM NOT LISTED [3] Reference*: P 12 [3] ADG VOL IV 773, 4th Iowa Reg Roster 160 Place Captured: Ripley, Mississippi Date Captured: 6/11/1864 Alternate Names: Status: DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE More Information Available: NO 3 List of Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville; Dorence Atwater, 1865. Kevin Frye Andersonville historian / National Park Service Volunteer www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html

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