Mackall, William Whann, 1818-1891

William Whann Mackall was born in Washington, D.C., on January 17, 1817. He graduated from West Point in 1837 and served with the U.S. Army in the Seminole and Mexican-American Wars. He was made Assistant Adjutant-General with the rank of Major in 1853, but resigned in 1861 and joined the Confederate Army. Mackall served with Simon Buckner and P.G.T. Beauregard and was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Army of Tennessee. After twice asking to be relieved of positions, Mackall was not given any further assignments and surrendered to the Union Army in Macon, Georgia, in April 1865. He became a farmer in Fairfax, Virginia, where he died on August 12, 1891.

From the description of Telegram to the "officer commanding dragoons in Honey Lake," 1860, May 14. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 635577705

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