McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868

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George A. McCall was an 1822 West Point graduate and a career solidier.

From the description of Papers, 1818-1864. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489002

Army officer.

From the description of Papers of George A. McCall, 1849-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451545

George Archibal McCall, American career soldier, veteran of the Black Hawk, the Second Seminole, Mexican, and the Civil Wars. Son of a Philadelphia merchant, George A. McCall graduated from West Point in 1822. In 1831-1836, he served as aide-de-camp to Edmund Pendleton Gaines. He took part in the Black Hawk War (1832), 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842), and Mexican Wars. In 1850, he was appointed the Inspector General, which post he resigned in in 1853, to settle in Chester Co., Pa. In 1861-1863, he commanded a brigade of U.S. Volunteers, and in 1862 was a Democratic candidate Congress.

From the description of Papers of George A. McCall, 1831-1853. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122446358
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referencedIn McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885. Civil War letter, 1862 July 12. Navarro College
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885. Civil War letter of George B. McClellan, 1862 July 12. Navarro College
creatorOf McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868. Papers, 1818-1864. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Eyster, John S., 1827-. Papers of John S. Eyster, 1861-1907. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn McCall family. Papers, 1764-1891. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn McCall family. McCall family papers , 1764-1891. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Sketch of battle of Gain's [sic] Mill June 27th 1862 : 5th Army Corps. commanded by Maj. Genl. Fitz John Porter, U.S.A. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885. Ashbel Woodward biography collection, undated. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Civil War Commandery of the State of Massachusetts collection: Patriotic covers, ca. 1861-1865. Houghton Library
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Reports on Annual Expenditures of War Department Bureaus and on Special Matters National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868. Papers of George A. McCall, 1849-1850. Library of Congress
referencedIn Herndon, Brodie Strachan, 1810-1888. Diary of Dr. Brodie Strachan Herndon [manuscript], 1853-1862, 1878. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sketch of the Battle of Mechanicsville, Thursday, June 26th 1862, Part of 5th Army Corps Commanded by Genl. E.J. Porter. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868. Papers of George A. McCall, 1831-1853. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Kane family papers, 1690-1982 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868. Letter, 1846 June 5, Camp at Matamors [to] Captain Bradford R. Alden. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
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associatedWith Alden, Bradford Ripley, 1811-1870. person
associatedWith Brooke, George Mercer, d. 1851 person
associatedWith Calhoun, James S., 1803?-1852 person
correspondedWith Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 person
associatedWith Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894. person
correspondedWith Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807-1864 person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Eyster, John S., 1827- person
associatedWith Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849. person
associatedWith Herndon, Brodie Strachan, 1810-1888. person
associatedWith Kane (Family : Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883) family
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith McCall family. family
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associatedWith McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
correspondedWith Reynolds, John, 1788-1865 person
correspondedWith Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 person
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associatedWith United States. Army Pennsylvania Reserve Corps. corporateBody
associatedWith Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885. person
correspondedWith Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849 person
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Birth 1802-03-16

Death 1868-02-25

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