was considered to be a good officer, but was unable to endure the physical demands of active duty. Mercer commanded the 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, which was charged with the defense of the Savannah area. When Hardee retreated in December 1864, Mercer left the city, returning after the fighting ended. He was briefly imprisoned on at Fort Pulaski, which he had once commanded, on Cockspur Island after the end of the war, along with other prominent Confederate leaders. Later life After the war, Mercer returned to Savannah and resumed his work in banking. In 1869, he moved to Baltimore, where he worked as a commission merchant. However, with failing health, Mercer traveled to the spa resort in Baden-Baden, Germany for treatment in 1872. He died there in 1877. Mercer's body was returned to Savannah. He was buried in Bonaventure Cemetery, owned by City of Savannah, located in Thunderbolt, Georgia. His great-grandson Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976) was a lyricist and composer who co-founded Capitol Records. His great x5 - grandson Sergeant Christopher Mercer Lowe (US Army) served in the same Georgia National Guard unit (HHB 1/118th FA Chatham Artillery, 48th IBCT) almost 150 years after him and his son, Lt Geo A Mercer. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) References Further reading Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. External links Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Hugh Weedon Mercer letters, 1861-1866 1808 births 1877 deaths United States Military Academy alumni United States Army officers Confederate States Army brigadier generals Military personnel from Fredericksburg, Virginia People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state) American people of Scottish descent 19th-century American businesspeople