311…….(Born Pa.)
George A.
McCall
(Ap’d Pas.)………26
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1818, to July 1, 1822,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 1st
Infantry, July 1, 1822.
Transferred to 4th
Infantry, Dec. 23, 1822.
Served: in
garrison at Cantonment Clinch, Fla., 1823-24, -- and Cantonment Brooke,
Fla., 1824, 1825-26; on Recruiting service, 1826-28; in garrison at
Cantonment Brooke, Fla., 1829, -- and Baton Rouge, La., 1829-30; as
Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Major-General Gaines, Apr. 1, 1831,
(First Lieut., 4th
Infantry, Jan. 25, 1829)
to Sep. 30, 1836; in the
Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1836, being engaged in the
Skirmishes at Camp Izard, Feb. 27, 28, 29, and Mar. 5, 1836; on Recruiting
service, 1837-38; on the Northern Frontier,
(Captain, 4th
Infantry, Sep. 21, 1836)
1838, during Canada
Border Disturbances; in command of Regiment on march from Tampa, Fla., to
Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1838-39; on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T.,
1839-41; in the Florida War against the Seminole Indians, 1841-42, being
engaged in the rout of Halleck Tustennuggee’s Band in the Big Hammock of
Pilaklikaha, Apr. 19, 1842; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.,
1842-43, -- and Ft. Scott, Kan., 1843-44, 1844-45; in Military Occupation
of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the
Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
(Bvt. Major, May 9, 1846, for Gallant
Conduct in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May
9, 1846, -- and in command of Light Infantry
(Bvt. Lieut.-Col., May
9, 1846, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battle of Palo
Alto and Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.
Battalion, May 1-10,
1846; in mustering out of service Louisiana Volunteers
(Bvt. Major, Staff –
Asst. Adjutant General, July 7, 1846, to Dec. 26, 1847)
at New Orleans, La.,
Sep. 1 to Oct. 5, 1846; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47; as Chief of Staff
of Major-General Patterson’s division, Oct. 10, 1846, to Apr. 5, 1847,
being engaged in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847; on leave of
absence in Europe, 1848-49; in command
(Major, 3d Infantry, Dec. 26, 1847, to June
10, 1850)
of Regiment at Santa Fe,
N. M., 1860; on tour of inspection of the Department of New Mexico
(Col., Staff – Inspector-General, June 10,
1850)
Sep. 20 to Oct. 30,
1850; on duty in Washington, D. C., Dec. 1, 1850, to Apr. 1, 1851; in
waiting orders in Philadelphia, 1850-51; and on tour of inspection in
California and Oregon, Apr. 20 to Nov. 1852.
Resigned, Apr. 29, 1853.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding states, 1861-63: in command of
“Pennsylvania Reserve Corps,” with the State commission of
Major-General,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, May 15, 1861,
Which he subsequently
commanded as a Division of the Army of the Potomac, forming its extreme
right before Washington, D. C., July 23, 1861,
(Brig.-General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17,
1861)
to June 9, 1862, a part
of his command being engaged in the Action of Dranesville, Va., Dec. 20,
1861; in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign, June, 1862, being engaged in
the Battle of Mechanicsville (commanding the engaged troops), June 26,
1862, -- Battle of Gaine’s Mill, June 27, 1862, -- and Battle of New
Market Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, where he was captured; as Prisoner of
War, in Libby Prison, at Richmond, Va., June 30 to Aug. 16, 1862; and on
sick leave of absence, Aug. 18, 1862, to mar. 31, 1863.
Resigned, Mar. 31, 1863.
Civil History.
– Farmer, Belair, near West Chester, Pa., 1863-68.
Died, Feb. 25, 1868, at
West Chester, Pa.: Aged 65.
