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lot of 13, including a 3-part stamped bronze and silk GAR medal with standard eagle and crossed cannon pinback, U.S. polychrome silk flag hanger and stamped 5-pointed star form medal below, 2" x 3.25", PLUS 2nd a cast bronze and silk 4-part Spanish American War Veterans medal with eagle in flight with U.S. shield and laurel wreath pinback, silk U.S. flag hanger above crossed arms and anchor bronze bar with standard cross-form medal below, numbered on reverse 6239, 2" x 4.5", PLUS 3rd a campaign-style ribbon with bronze medal hanger from Spanish American War Veterans with campaign polychrome woven silk pinback in blue yellow, green and red with cross-form bronze, 1.75" x 3", PLUS 4th 2-part Civil War states bronze medal with ribbon pinback with Honorably Discharged/WV, circular medallion with Miss Liberty placing laurel crown on soldier flanked by eagle and wheat and above state seal with motto and 1861-1865, reverse with Presented/By The/State/Of West Virginia with laurel wreath surround, and engraved on edge John J. Mercer Co. A 2nd Reg. Vet. Inf. Vols., 1.5" x 2.75", PLUS 5th a 3-part Spanish American War reunion medal with bronzed brass bar-form name tag pinback with penciled name R.M. Spradling, with red and yellow silk ribbon with gilt lettering 29th Annual/Encampment/Dept. of Indiana/U.S.W.V./Terre Haute/June 10, 11, 12, 1928 above bronzed brass standard Span-American cross-form medal, 2" x 4.5", PLUS 6th a 2-part silk, bronze and cello Span-Am War medal with red and yellow silk ribbon with pinback and printed gilt lettering 26th Annual/Encampment/U.S.W.V./Dept. of/Indiana/Shelbyville/"The City With/A Future"/1927/Delegate above bronze .7" diameter shell with cello having red printed standard Span-Am cross, 5" long, PLUS 7th a 3-part silvered brass Span-Am War medal with bar-form name tag pinback with penciled name R.M. Spradling, with red and yellow silk ribbon, cast medallion with Native American Warriors head with single eagle feather and embossed inscription 30th Annual Encampment Dept. of Indiana U.S.W.V. Muncie June 1929 with standard Span-Am cross motif, 2" x 3.5", PLUS 8th-10th 3 printed Span-Am silk reunion ribbons, dated 1933, 35 and 38, all at Island Lake, Michigan, 1.5" x 5", PLUS 11th boxed silk navy, white and purple silk ribbon with penciled and ink inscription on box John J. Mercer A Co. 2nd Vet. Inft., box is 1.8" x 2.8" and ribbon is 1.25" x 3", AND 12th-13th 2 stereoview cards of Spanish American War Soldiers including Keystone & J.F. Jarvis imprints. Includes brief soldiers and unit history for Mercer. The 2nd WV regiment was organized in July 1861, it was engaged by detachments, scouting in the counties of Barbour, Tucker, Randolph and Pendleton, engaging in numerous skirmishes with the guerrilla bands that infested the country, and always with success. From Beverly it was sent to reinforce Gen. J. J. Reynolds at Elk Water in May, 1862, and arrived just in time to defeat the enemy, whom had Reynolds almost surrounded. It next served under Gen. Milroy about Cheat Mountain, Monterey and Bull Pasture Mountain, where it fought with its accustomed valor and aided in the defeat of the Confederates. With Gen. Fremont it was engaged at Cross Keys and Port Republic, and afterward with Pope's army at Cedar Mountain. The winter of 1862-63 was passed at Beverly, the regiment having been separated from Milroy's command, and it was there attacked by Gen. Imboden in April, 1863. After a stubborn resistance against overwhelming odds for several hours it fell back to Buckhannon. During the remainder of 1863 it was engaged in various expeditions and on Jan. 26, 1864, was changed to the 5th W. Va. cavalry by order of the war department. The 2nd veteran infantry was formed Dec. 21, 1864, by the consolidation of the 1st and 4th regiments, with Jacob Weddle, lieutenant-colonel and Benjamin D. Boswell, major. It was mustered out July 16 and 18, 1865, in accordance with orders from the war department (American Civil War Res