James McCabe

McCabe was born in Richmond, Virginia, on July 30, 1842, the son of Rev. James Dabney McCabe, a Methodist clergyman. He wrote histories and biographies as well as plays, poetry, and travel guides. His papers and correspondence are collected at Johns Hopkins University and include conmmunications with Robert E. Lee, George E. Pickett, Schuyler Colfax, James A. August, George S. Boutwell, J.R. Jones, T. J. Jones, T. W. Brown, George A. Rosecrans, E. Bliss, Jr., William G. McAdoo, Horatio Seymour, family members, and his publishers.