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(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.
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| HM Number | HM2JT3 |
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| Year Placed | 2015 |
| Placed By | Franklin City Council and Others |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 598094 N 4583584 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.39781667, -79.82655000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 23.869', W 79° 49.593' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 23' 52.14" N, 79° 49' 35.58" W |
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| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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