Robert H. McCall

In 1860 he was a 30 year old clerk in Hayneville, Lowndes County, AL. He enlisted as a Private in Company K, 5th Alabama Infantry on 1 September 1861 at Union Mills, VA.

He was captured in action near Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

He was a prisoner at Fort Delaware until 2 October when he was sent to Aiken's Landing, VA for exchange. He was ill with chronic bronchitis in a Richmond, VA hospital and furloughed for 60 days on 29 October 1862. He was officially declared exchanged on 10 November 1862. He was listed as absent on furlough for much of 1864, but had enrolled as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D of the 53rd Alabama Partisan Rangers (Cavalry) on 26 April 1864. He was surrendered with them and paroled at Montgomery, AL on 1 June 1865.

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3; thanks to Miles Krisman for the pointer to him. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860.

He married Melissa R. Robertson (c.1838-) in November 1859.

c. 1830 in AL