Brigadier General Alfred B. McCalmont
(1825 - 1874)
Brig. Gen. McCalmont was a Franklin attorney whose law office was at this location. He was the Assistant Attorney General under President James Buchanan, serving from 1858 through 1861. In 1862, as a Captain in the Union Army, he recruited a Venango County company of volunteers for the 142nd Pennsylvania Regiment known as the Petroleum Guards. In the fall of 1864, he became Colonel of the 208th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in many major battles throughout Virginia, as well as at Gettysburg.
Erected 2015 by Franklin City Council and Others.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 41° 23.869′ N, 79° 49.593′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It is on Elk Street south of 12th Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is adjacent to the Venango County
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Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Venango County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Venango County Civil War Monument (about 300 feet away); Venango County (about 300 feet away); George Bissell (about 400 feet away); Venango County Vietnam Veterans Honor Roll (about 400 feet away); John E. Logue, Jr. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
Also see . . .
1. Alfred Brunson McCalmont (1825-1874). Dickenson College website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Extracts from Letters Written by Alfred B. McCalmont, 18621865. Penn State Open Access (Submitted on August 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Alfred Brunson McCalmont. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
