McCaull, John A., 1830-1894

found: Autograph letters signed from John A. McCaull, New York, to Augustin Daly, 1880-1885

found: New York times, Nov. 14, 1894 [via Proquest, Nov. 3, 2008](Col. John A. McCaull, was a soldier in the Confederate army and a lawyer before becoming a theatrical manager; d. Nov. 11, 1894 in Greensborough, N.C.)

found: The Scot in America: public entertainers, [n.d.], viewed February 8, 2022(The most noted, however, of the Scotch managers in America was Col. John A. McCaull, who, after a life of varied successes and misfortunes, died at Greensboro', Ala., in 1894, and was buried in Baltimore, Md. He was born at Glasgow in 1830, and was, when a child, taken by his parents to Virginia. When the civil war broke out he joined the forces of his native State, and served under General Mahone in the Confederate Army. When it was over he was for a term in the Virginia Legislature.) - https://www.electricscotland.com/history/america/scotinamerica_chap12.htm

found: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates. Committee of Privileges and Elections. Report in case of John A. McCaull, of Roanoke, 1870?:page 1 (John A. McCaull, the delegate from Roanoke ; son of John F. McCaull, a native of Scotland ... 10th day of August 1865 ... was naturalized, and made, in due form, a citizen of the United States of America ; John A. McCaull, the son, was not twenty-one years of age, and ... the naturalization of the father made the son, who was a minor, a citizen)

found: Ballad of the Republic, 2021, viewed February 8, 2022(The theater life suits the Scottish-born McCaull in many ways. ... The McCaull family had found their way to Harper's Ferry, Virginia soon after their arrival in America in the mid-1850's. ... McCaull's father, also John ; By 1860 his father was doing well enough to send the boy to nearby Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland ; the McCaull family migrated westward into rural Pulaski County. In nearby Roanoke County, John, Jr. took an interest in horse breeding and politics, winning a seat in the post-war Virginia legislature and with his brother Patrick promoting the gubernatorial campaign and later U.S. Senate career of former Confederate General William Mahone. In 1879 John, Jr. left Virginia for Baltimore, where his former wartime commander Bradley T. Johnson was a practicing lawyer. The two became partners. ; As a Baltimore attorney, McCaull backed into the musical theater business after he attempted a deal on behalf of client John T. Ford ; McCaull appropriated a military title from his years with the Confederate army. ... As a mere stripling of 19 when Lee surrendered at Appomattox, McCaull had certainly not been a colonel commanding a Confederate battalion or regiment.) - https://caseyatthe.blog/blogs/caseyatthe-blog/ballad-of-the-republic-the-arming-of-the-man