The national Republican., 1861-07-26
SKETCH OF COLONEL CAMERON.

Among the persons who have fallen in the
FIRST great battle for the suppression of the
present rebellion, we have to record Colonel
James Cameron, commander of the seventy
ninth (Scotch) regiment. Colonel Cameron is
brother Of the present Secretary Of War, and
was elected TO take command Of the regiment
on account of the strong Scotch feeling which
he possessed, and his Cameronian sentiments.
At the time Of the resignation of Colonel
McLeary, the command Of the regiment de.
volved upon Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, who
acted as colonel for short time, and would
have gsllsntly led his men to face any danger,
whole regiment, had he not had desire to
place at The head Of the corps, to use his own
expression, q Cameron in every respect worthy
to lead our clan"
Colonel Cameron has been described in the
following manner at the time Of his taking com.
mand of his new charge:
"Of splendid proportions, standing over six
feet high and straight as arrow, he is still in
full vgor, time having touched him but lightly
as he passed. Of most courteous demeanor,
and always considerate of the wants of his men,
he is, at the same time, an admirable soldier,
having commanded Pennsylvania regiment
for some years. The day of his Inauguration
was galaday in our camp. When the ballot
had been proceeded with and the result an.
nounced, the acceptance by Col. Cameron Of
the position to which he had been elected was
received with the greatest enthusiasm"
The election took place in the city of Wash.
ington on the Goth Of June, the friends of the
regiment predicting all sorts of success for the
seventy ninth while under the command Of two
such officers as Cameron and Elliott.
The sad intelligence Of. his death will be re-
ceived with unfeigned sorrow, both by his nu.
merous friends and by the people generally, as
we can i'll afford, at any time, much less at the
present, to lose such man as Colonel Cameron
has proved himself to be.
Colonel Elliott will now take command of
the regiment.
Brigadier General Rosenorantz, who so gal.
lantly won the battle at Rich Mountain, is to
succeed General Mcclellan in command on the
upper Potomac. General VIM. 8. Rosencrantz
is native of Ohio, and West Point officer,
having entered the Military Academy in 1888.
He was breveted second lieutenant Of engineers
in July, 1912, and was subsequently assistant
professor Of engineering, and Of natural and ex,
perimental philosophy in ls47. "A few years
after this he resigned his commission in the
army, and in the year 1854, settled in Cincinnati
as an architect and civil engineer, from which
position he was called, at the opening of the
present war, to take command Of o regiment Of
Ohio volunteers. He was soon after appointed
to the command of brigade, in which position
he fought and won the admirable battle Of
Rich Mountain, which resulted in the surrender
Of the rebel leader, Colonel Pegram, and his
forces and the rout of General Garnetts army
at Beverley. General Rosencrantz is in the
full vgor of manhood, and enjoys the reputa
ton Of skiful and valiant officer.
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