U.S. Army officer and Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War
1817 CE
to 1891 CE
William Whann Mackall (January 18, 1817 – August 12, 1891) is a Seminole Wars veteran, Mexican–American War veteran and Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War.
He i a United States Army officer for twenty-for years before he resigns his commission in order to join the Confederate Army.
After the Civil War, he is a farmer in Fairfax County, Virginia.