This collection contains letters written to or received from Gen. William McCaskey and other members of his family, as well as two photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Gen. William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, and was the younger brother of noted educator John Piersol McCaskey. At 17 he enlisted in Company F of the 47th Regiment during the Civil War. He reenlisted and saw combat in Kentucky, Tennessee, and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea. He mustered out in 1865 as a Captain. He reenlisted again the following year and served all over the United States before retiring as a Major General in 1907. He died in San Francisco in 1914. He was married to Eleanor Garrison, with whom he had six children: Margaret, Hiram, Garrison, Douglas, Charles, and Eleanor.
MG0741 Gen. William S. McCaskey Papers (Farioli and Nichols)
MG0742 Farioli and Nichols' Research on Gen. McCaskey
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gen. William McCaskey Family Collection, 1866-1906 (MG0941), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
McCaskey family on steps of their home at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Back row: Charles I. McCaskey, Douglas McCaskey, W. Garrison McCaskey and Hiram McCaskey. Second row: Maj. Gen. William S. McCaskey and Eleanor McCaskey. Front row: Margaret McCaskey Chapman, William McCaskey Chapman, Henry H. Chapman, William H. H. Chapman, Arthur Conklin, Dottie McCaskey.
Photograph- Front row: Douglas McCaskey, Eleanor "Nellie" McCaskey, Eleanor "Dottie" McCaskey, William Spenser McCaskey, Charles McCaskey. Back row: Garrison McCaskey, Margaret McCaskey Chapman, Charles McCaskey
Photograph- Front row: Douglas McCaskey, Eleanor "Nellie" McCaskey, Eleanor "Dottie" McCaskey, William Spenser McCaskey, Charles McCaskey. Back row: Garrison McCaskey, Margaret McCaskey Chapman, Charles McCaskey
Description
Front row: Douglas McCaskey, Eleanor "Nellie" McCaskey, Eleanor "Dottie" McCaskey, William
Spenser McCaskey, Charles McCaskey
Back row: Garrison McCaskey, Margaret McCaskey Chapman, Charles McCaskey
