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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 470 items) |
Abstract | William Whann Mackall, a West Point graduate, served in the United States Army from his graduation in 1837 until 1861, and in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865, attaining the rank of brigadier general. After the war he lived at Langley, Va. He married Aminta Sorrel of Savannah, Ga., and had a son, W. W. Mackall (b. 1853), who was a lawyer in Savannah. Letters during the early period, 1839-1849, include those written from Florida while Mackall was on his way to Mexico, and from Mexico, discussing the military situation. Letters during the Civil War period include those written by Mackall to his family discussing skirmishes and battles and also the family's welfare, and letters written to Mackall from other Confederate officers discussing army politics and military actions in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Correspondents include Joseph Eggleston Johnston (27 letters), Braxton Bragg, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, and Jeremy F. Gilmer. Post-war papers largely concern Confederate military history and recollections, and include also the papers of Mackall's son, W. W. Mackall, who published privately "A Son's Recollections of his Father." Also available are scrapbooks and commissions and, on microfilm, genealogical and biographical data on the Mackall family. |
Creator | Mackall, William Whann, 1818-1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2010
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Mackall, a West Point graduate, served in the United States Army from his graduation in 1837 until 1861, and in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865, attaining the rank of brigadier general. After the war he lived at Langley, Va. He married Aminta Sorrel of Savannah, Ga., and had a son, W. W. Mackall (b. 1853), who was a lawyer in Savannah.
Back to TopLetters during the early period, 1839-1849, include those written from Florida while Mackall was on his way to Mexico, and from Mexico, discussing the military situation. Letters during the Civil War period include those written by Mackall to his family discussing skirmishes and battles and also the family's welfare, and letters written to Mackall from other Confederate officers discussing army politics and military actions in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Correspondents include Joseph Eggleston Johnston (27 letters), Braxton Bragg, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, and Jeremy F. Gilmer. Post-war papers largely concern Confederate military history and recollections, and include also the papers of Mackall's son, W. W. Mackall, who published privately "A Son's Recollections of his Father." Also available are scrapbooks and commissions and, on microfilm, genealogical and biographical data on the Mackall family.
Back to TopCollection includes originals and some typed copies. Letters during the early period, 1839-1849, include those written from Florida while Mackall was on his way to Mexico, and from Mexico, discussing the military situation. Letters during the Civil War period include those written by Mackall to his family discussing skirmishes and battles and also the family's welfare, and letters written to Mackall from other Confederate officers discussing army politics and military actions in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1839-1847 |
Folder 2 |
1850-1863 |
Folder 3 |
1864 |
Folder 4 |
1865-1868 |
Folder 5 |
1871-1877 |
Includes more letters, some from Mackall to his son, and some to Mackall from Joseph Eggleston Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Also included are papers pertaining to the "Fortnightly Club" and the "Monday Club," the papers of W. W. Mackall (son), and commissions of William Whann Mackall.
Folder 6 |
1878-1891 |
Folder 7 |
1919 |
Folder 8 |
1925-1930 |
Folder 9 |
January-15 March 1931 |
Folder 10 |
17 March-December 1931 |
Folder 11 |
1932-1936 |
Folder 12 |
1937-1939 |
Folder 13 |
Undated |
Folder 14 |
Commissions |
Folder 15 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook and commonplace book, 1853-1854Chiefly quotations, meditations, useful hints, and miscellaneous notes. Created by William Whann Mackall. |
Folder 16 |
Volume 2: "A Collection of Scraps of Poetry, Prose, Thoughts, Expressions, Etc., Selected From Various Authors," 1872Created by W. W. Mackall (son) for his mother. |
Folder 17 |
Volume 3: Records of the Garrick Club, 1884-1885Includes meeting minutes and personnel records. |
Folder 18 |
Volume 4: Sketch of the life of General W. W. Mackall, 1890Written by his wife. Also included is a memoir by one of Mackall's children. Sketch contains chronology, notes, anecdotes, and what is apparently a copy of some of Mackall's diary during his U.S. Army career. |
Reels 1 and 2 are copies of the contents of folders 1-18. Reel 3 contains genealogical and biographical data on the Mackall family.
Reel M-1299/1-3
M-1299/1M-1299/2M-1299/3 |
Microfilm |