George W. Call - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 19.971 W 081° 38.938
17R E 437617 N 3355847
The grave of George W. Call is located in the Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. During the U.S. Civil War, he died on the battlefield at the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMPEFE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2015
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The headstone is actually for four family members who all died during different years. The portion of the inscription for George W. Call reads:
Their Son
George W. Call
Who Died on the Battle Field
in the Confederate Army at the Battle
of Seven Pines near Richmond
June 1862.
The following information about George W. Call is from the
Find A Grave website:
"Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Kentucky, he moved with his family to Tallahassee, Florida to live near his uncle, Governor Richard Keith Call. He became a successful businessman and lawyer who served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Florida Railroad. Elected as a States-Rights Democrat from Nassau County to the Florida State Senate in 1858, he served in the legislature until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he resigned to join the military. He was elected Captain of the Nassau County "Davis Guards," which was sent to Jacksonville in 1861 and mustered into the 2nd Florida Infantry as Company K. The 2nd Florida was sent to Virginia in 1862, fighting in the Battle of Williamsburg, where George Call risked his life to recover the body of fallen Colonel George T. Ward, being promoted to Major afterwards. On May 30, 1862, while leading the left wing of his regiment into battle at Seven Pines, Major Call was killed. In his battle report, Brigadier General Samuel Garland recognized Call as a "gallant gentleman and chivalrous soldier". He was initially buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Richmond, but was reinterred at Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville upon the death of his parents a few years later. George's son, Rhydon Mays Call, went on to serve as judge of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida from 1913 until his death in 1928. George's brother, Wilkinson Call, was elected as a United States Senator from Florida, serving from 1879 to 1897."
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