McCALL, James Clayton

1825 - 1863  (38 years)

• Name	McCALL, James Clayton  [1]
  Born	1825	Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Prisoner of War	1 May 1863
  	Captured at Ohlong, Mississippi
  	http://www.he.net/~altonweb/history/civilwar/confed/index.html M232 roll 26
  Died	7 Jul 1863	Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
  Buried	Abt 8 Jul 1863	Alton Confederate Cemetery ~ Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
  Person ID	I105	Smith-Merrill
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family 1	LYONS, Mary F.,   b. 1827, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama ,   d. 3 Jul 1857, Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS  (Age 30 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1852	Lowndes Co., Mississippi   [2]
  	Reference Number:Bk 3-Pg 436
  _STAT	3 Jul 1957
  	Death of one spouse
  Children	1. McCALL, Susan,   b. Abt 1852, Mississippi ,   d. Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kansas   2. McCALL, Julius (Twin),   b. Abt 1855, Mississippi ,   d. 1 Mar 1877, Yankton, Dakota Territory  (Age ~ 22 years)   3. McCALL, Julia (Twin),   b. Abt 1855, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. McCALL, Mary Jane "Mollie",   b. 3 Jul 1857, Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi ,   d. 9 Mar 1933, Peacock, Stonewall Co., Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2008
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Petty, Analiza "Emma",   b. Abt 1845, Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Sep 1859	Greene Co., Alabama   [3]
  Last Modified	13 May 2005
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  It is commonly believed that James Clayton McCall was buried on July 7th, 1863 on the now submerged Small Pox Island. Research has proven that the first burial on Small Pox Island occurred in August 1863 and continued until March 1865. Since James died before any other recorded burials on Small Pox Island, he must have been buried in the Confederate Cemetery in Alton, Madison Co., Illinois. This deduction was made with the assistance of Don Huber, Town Supervisor, City of Alton, Madison Co., Illinois during a phone conversation on Feb. 10, 2003.........FS3 NOTES: 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry 1st Cavalry Regiment was assembled during the spring of 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar and Pontotoc. The unit served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, then was assigned to W.H. Jackson's, Ross', Cosby's, and F.C. Armstrong's Brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. It contained 22 officers and 220 men in July 1862 and confronted the Federals in various conflicts in Mississippi. Later the regiment was involved in the operations in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee where its casualties were 2 killed and 27 wounded. It went on to fight in North Georgia and Alabama but only a few surrendered in May 1865. The field officers were Colonel R.A. Pinson, Lieutenant Colonel F.A. Montgomery, and Majors John S. Simmons and E.G. Wheeler. (Research):<http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v15t0871&id=I0102> JAMES MC CALL WAS IN THE CONFEDIRATE ARMY. HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE UNION ARMY AT CORENTH MISSISSIPPI, SENT TO MEMPHIS WHERE HE WAS SENT UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ALTON ILL. THERE HE WAS IMPRISONED ON AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER. HE WAS TO BE SENT TO NC. OR SC TO BE EXCHANGED FOR A UNION PRISONER BUT A FEW DAYS BEFORE HE WAS TO LEAVE HE GOT SICK AND DIED. HE WAS BURIED ON THE ISLAND WHICH IS NOW UNDER WATER AND HAS BEEN CALLED "SMALL POX ISLAND" BECAUSE SO MANY MEN DIED OF SMALLPOX THERE. JAMES MC CALL'S NAME APPEARS ON A MONUMENT IN ALTON IL. PLACED THERE TO HONOR THE MEN WHO DIED AND WERE BURIED ON THE ISLAND. (PICTURE OF MONUMENT ON FILE). THE SAD PART ABOUT THIS IS HIS CHILDREN NEVER KNEW WHETHER HE WAS KILLED IN THE WAR OR NOT. THEIR STEPMOTHER PUT THEM IN AN ORPHANAGE WHEN HE LEFT AND NEVER CAME BACK FOR THEM. THEY WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE ORPHANAGE AND PLACED WITH DIFFERENT FAMILIES. THE ORPHANAGE WAS LATER BURNED BY THE UNION ARMIES. MARY JANE MC CALL THOUGHT HER FATHER MAY HAVE RETURNED AND HER STEPMOTHER TOLD HIM THEY WERE KILLED IN THE FIRE. BUT MARY JANE NEVER KNEW HER FATHER HAD DIED AND HAD NOT RETURNED.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1860 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Mississippi, Lowndes Co., Columbus ~ Roll M653_586 ~ Page 774 ~ Line 7 (Reliability: 3). 1860_MS-Lowndes-Columbus-rM653_586-p774.jpg [S29] Mississippi Marriages -- 1826-1900, Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, Co., (Ancestry.com 2000, Provo, UT, USA). [S5] 1860 - US Census, US Census Bureau / National Archives and Records Administration, Mississippi, Lowndes Co., Columbus ~ Roll M653_586 ~ Page 774 ~ Line 7 & 8 (Reliability: 3). 1860_MS-Lowndes-Columbus-rM653_586-p774.jpg