George A. McCall papers, 1831-1853

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Summary

Creators:
McCall, George A. (George Archibald), 1802-1868
Abstract:
Papers belonging to American soldier George Archibald McCall.
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George A. McCall papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of George A. McCall related to his military career. Included are correspondence, dispatches, communications, and other military records related to the Black Hawk War, the 2nd Seminole War, and McCall's service as the Inspector General of the Army in charge of Pacific and Western territorial divisions. Also included are McCall's letters to his father Archibald McCall written during the Seminole War; letters of recommendation and other correspondents regarding McCall's proposed promotion to the rank of Assistant Adjutant General of the Western Division, 1838, and a brevet for this service in the Seminole War, 1843; and the correspondence related to McCall's resignation from the Army in 1853. Correspondents include John Reynolds, William Jenkins Worth, Samuel Cooper, Edmund P. Gaines, Winfield Scott, William Dayton Lewis, and others. There is also a small group of materials dealing with Native American affairs in Texas and New Mexico territory from 1849 to 1850 including a few pieces of the official correspondence of George Mercer Brooke, the commander of the 8th Military Department, and a copy of James S. Calhoun's Proclamation to the Pueblos, with related correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

George Archibald McCall was an American soldier, and veteran of the Black Hawk War, the 2nd Seminole War, Mexican War, and the Civil War. The son of a Philadelphia merchant, McCall graduated from West Point in 1822. From 1831 to 1836, he served as aide-de-camp to Edmund Pendleton Gaines. In 1850, McCall was appointed the Inspector General, a post he resigned in 1853, to settle in Chester County, Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War, he commanded a brigade of United States Volunteers, and in 1862 was a Democratic candidate for Congress. McCall also published several books about his military experience.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from G.S. Macmanus, 1935.
Processing information:

Processed by Bruce Henry in March 1976. In September 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George A. McCall papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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