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Mccabe, James Dabney

author, was born July 30, 1842, in Richmond, Va.

He was a versatile and prolific southern writer, whose principal work is a Life of General Robert Lee, while among his many others are, Planting the Wilderness; History of the War Between France and Germany; History of the Turko- Russian War; Paris by Sunlight and Gaslight; Our Young Folks Abroad; The Great Republic; Lights and Shadows of New York Life; and Centennial History of the United States. He died Jan. 27 1883, in Germantown, Pa.