Newton A. McCully

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Vice Admiral Newton Alexander McCully (1867 – 1951) was an officer in the United States Navy.

McCully was born in Anderson, South Carolina and attended the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1887).

As a Lieutenant Commander, McCully traveled to Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. He returned there as a Rear Admiral, leading a small intelligence mission, to join the Whites and report on the strength of the Bolsheviks and their potential threat.

He later served as the Commander of the Scouting Fleet until 1924 when he became the chief of the American naval mission in Brazil. By 1928 McCully was the Commandant of the Charleston Navy Yard.

Late in life, at age 59, McCully married a woman from Russia.

Admiral McCully died in Florida.

[edit] Further reading

• McCully, Newton A., The McCully report: the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05, Annapolis, Maryland. Naval Institute Press, 1977.
• Weeks, Charles J., An American Naval Diplomat in Revolutionary Russia: The Life and Times of Vice Admiral Newton A. McCully, 1867-1951. Annapolis, Maryland. Naval Institute Press 1993.