Name/Title
McKellip, William A.Entry/Object ID
1941.049.026Description
Photograph, cabinet. Image of Col. Wm. A. McKellip by photographic studio Bachrach & Bro. Baltimore. Photographer fully identified as "Photographic Art, Bachrach & Bro. Galleries, S.E. Corner Eutaw & Lexington Sts., Baltimore, Md." Handwritten in pencil on reverse side: "Col. Wm. A. McKellip, Winchester Place, Westminster, Md. About 1900." Photo shows upper torso and head of middle-aged man with sizable mustache in coat and tie. 6.5" x 4".Acquisition
Accession
1941.049Source or Donor
Reese, PaulAcquisition Method
GiftGeneral Notes
Note
A native of Taneytown, William A. McKellip recruited and formed Company A, 6thRegiment Infantry, Maryland Volunteers in 1862. He was commissioned a Lieutenant, and advanced quickly to Captain, Major and finally to Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him consul to Madgeburg, Germany. He died at his post in 1904.