William Whann Mackall was a Seminole Wars veteran, Mexican-American War veteran and Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was a United States Army officer for 24 years before he resigned his commission in order to join the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, he was a farmer in Fairfax County, Virginia.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, January 15, 1861. Col. G. WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, COLONEL: By direction of Brigadier-General Johnston I transmit the order* by which…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, January 15, 1861. Col. G. WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, COLONEL: By direction of Brigadier-General Johnston I transmit the order* by which…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 6, 1861. First Lieut. J. MCALLISTER, Commanding Benicia Arsenal, Cal. : SIR: The commanding general wishes a list of the arms in…
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., February 10, 1861. Maj. E. STEEN, U. S. Army, First Regt. Dragoons, Comdy. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.: MAJOR: A rumor has…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 15, 1861. Capt. J. F. GILMER, Engineer in Charge of Fortifications, Fort Point, Cal. : CAPTAIN: The general commanding has examined your…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 17, 1861. First Lieut. J. MCALLISTER, Ordnance Corps, Commanding Benicia Arsenal: SIR: Brigadier-General Johnston directs you to invoice to Capt. J. Stewart,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, f San Francisco, February 17, 1861. Lieut. Col. THOMAS SWORDS, Deputy Quartermaster-General, Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, CAL. : SIR: Ten thousand stands of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 18, 1861. Lieut. Col. C. S. MERCHANT, Third Artillery, Commanding Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Brigadier-General Johnston directs me to say…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1861. Japt. J. STEWART, Third Artillery, Commanding Alcatraz Island, Cal.: Sir: Brigadier-General Johnston directs me to say that he expects and…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 22, 1861. Capt. G. E. PICKETT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding on the Island of San Juan, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 26, 1861. Lieut. Col. O. S. MERCHANT, Commanding Third Artillery and Fort at Fort Point, Cal.: CoLONEL: Brigadier-General Johnston directs me to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 1, 1861. Second Lieut. D. McM. GREGG, First Dragoons, Comdg. at Warm Springs Reservation, Oreg.: SIR: Your letter of February 12 has…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 6, 1861. Capt. ©. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, Commanding Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: The commanding general directs you to send Lieutenant…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 12, 1861. Second Lieut. EDWARD DILLON, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Bragg, Cal.: SIR: The commanding general directs you to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 16, 1861. Capt. JOHN ADAMS, First Dragoons, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Crook, Cal. : SIR: Your letter of March 7 has…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 21, 1861. : San Francisco, March 21, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon, Headquarters Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 25, 1861. Capt. EDMUND UNDERWOOD, Fourth Infantry, U. 8S. Army, Commanding Fort Gaston, Cal. : SIR: Brigadier-General Johnston directs you to send…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 28, 1861. Capt. ©. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Comdg. Fort Humboldt, Cal. : CAPTAIN: The commanding general directs me…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 13, 1861. Capt. ©. S. LOVELL, Sixth Tnfantry, Commanding Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: Your letter of March 24 [23*] has been…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 25, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver: Brigadier-General Sumner, commanding the department, directs you to send…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 26, 1861. No. 66. San Francisco, April 26, 1861. Companies G and M, Third Artillery, will be sent by the commander…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 27, 1861. Capt. J. B. MOORE, Commanding National Guard, California State Militia: CAPTAIN: General Sumner acknowledges the receipt of the patriotic offer…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 29, 1861. Capt. W. S. HANCOCK, Assistant Quartermaster, U. K. Army, Los Angeles, Cal. : SIR: I inclose you an order* for…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 3, 1861. Bvt. Maj. J. H. CARLETON, Captain, First Dragoons, Fort Tejon, Cal.: SIR: The commanding general directs you to establish a…