Telegram to the "officer commanding dragoons in Honey Lake," 1860, May 14.

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Telegram to the "officer commanding dragoons in Honey Lake," 1860, May 14.

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Telegram from Assistant-Adjutant General William Whann Mackall to the commander of dragoons at Honey Lake, California. Mackall advises the commander to be on his guard for Indians near Pyramid Lake, and to move into Carson Valley by the most direct route. Written on Alta Telegraph Company letterhead. With envelope.

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Mackall, William Whann, 1818-1891

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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 f...