General William Mackall, C.S.A.

General William Mackall, C.S.A.

(Collar indicates rank of colonel, while button arrangement indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in July 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in September...

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General William Mackall, C.S.A.
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Mackall, William Whann, 1817-1891; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Collar indicates rank of colonel, while button arrangement indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in July 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in September 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include New Madrid and Island No. Ten (captured). Exchanged in October 1862; spent the remainder of the war as a staff officer for several commands in the Western theater. After the war, Mackall farmed in Virginia. He died there in August 1891 and is buried in McLean, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000160Q160General William Mackall, C.S.A.(Collar indicates rank of colonel, while button arrangement indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in July 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army in September 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include New Madrid and Island No. Ten (captured). Exchanged in October 1862; spent the remainder of the war as a staff officer for several commands in the Western theater. After the war, Mackall farmed in Virginia. He died there in August 1891 and is buried in McLean, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Mackall, William Whann, 1817-1891; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #127v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00209http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6431
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