Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-09-05

teers. will hand you this.- My object in sending to yeu is this !: ol.seCameron, warm personal friend of mine, fell in the battle of Bull Run His lady and family are in great distress about his body. May not appeal to you as soldier, asking YOU for the moment to throw away all ceremony, and allow the Colonel's orderly, who was with him when he fell in thefeld, to search for the body of his lamented commander? make thus free with you because your Lieut.. Hanger and his men gave me most generous description of your kindness of heart and your good sodiery qualities. l have.the honor to re. main ny dear Colonel, yours most respectful ly, JOHN H. McCUSN, CoM BRIGADE.
 REPLY CT COL. STEWART.
 HEADQUARTERS,
 Fairfax Courthouse, Aug. 4, 1881. ]
 Dear General-Your communication of yes- terday was duly received under flag of truce. As the subject matter of your letter belonged properly to higher authority, and had, iii fact, al ready been the occasion of communications which have been referred to Gen. J. k. Johnston, Confederate States army, my commander, had no power to act but felt bound to refer 1t to the general commanding the Confederate States forces, of which my command is part. His in- dorsement is as follows:
 Military usage has established the mode of communication between belligerents. When ever the military authorities of the United States make such a request as that preferred, and in the manner established by military custom, it shall be compiled with promptly. As there is an established mode of communication, none other consistently with the dignity of the posi- ton in which General Johnston has been placed by the Confederate States can be agreed to.
 I will add that General Mcdowell, and also three citizens sent by the Secretary of Var of the United States on similar mission, have been informed to the same purport as above l no- tice you address me as Colonel First Virginia Cavalry. The regiment l have the honor to command belongs to the army of the Conteder- ate States. l thank you for the tiatterlng terms of your appeal, and need hardly give utterance to the universal appreciation ofthe warm heart ed sons of your native land, of whom 1 have no doubt you are an honorable type. Allow me to add that our President has given the official assurance, and our gallant General is too well known to the authorities of the United States for them to doubt, that no effort to lessen the horrors of war and to confne 1t to the strictest civilized usage will be spared. Most respect fully your obedient servant
 JE. B. STEWART,
 Col. First Cavalry C. s. A., Commanding.
 To J. II. McCunn, commanding brigade United States forces.
 GENERAL NJ CUNN TO CAPTAIN JONES.
 BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,
 Near Alexandria, Aug. l3, 1861. To Capt. Jones, Firstss Virginia Cavalry
 Dsar Str I am perhaps overstepping military custom and usages in thus communicating with you. The holy mission in which 1 an engaged Is my only apology. Col. Cameron was warm personal friend of mine, and for the sake of his family and to learn the spot where his bones were laid, 1 would do anything in honor and fairness. do not wish you to compromise yourself in the slightest degree, or to do any thing that 8 gallant soldier would not deem 1t his duty to perform. l do not want any favor that your generous Colonel (Stewart) would not grant at once. l simply ask you the great ta- vor to mark the spot where brave man has fallen. thus to enable his bereayeG family 10 un- cover. at the end of this unnatural strife. the ashes of fond and devoted father, of good and brave man. Captain Johnson says that you were kind enough to mention to him that you found the body of one of our officers, with the likeness on his person of our Secretary of War and his lady, and other articles ofiewelry, which led you to suspect it was Col. Cameron s remains. You were right in your surmiseS. Do, my dear Captain, do duty you owe to 8 brave and generous foe, and do an everlasting favor to me. If we cannot have his remains, mark the spot where his body is buried and if your gallant Colonel will send the likenesses by a flag oftruce, will deem 1t such favor as only brave ard generous enemy could beStow Hoping have not oyerstepped the duties ot a soldier in thus addressing you, have the honor to remain, my dear sir, yours truly,
 ,JoHN II. MCCUyY.
 The above letter was conveyed by Captain Johnston, of the Thirty-seventh regiment, who returned the following letter to Gen. McCunn, and with 1t the correspondence ended:
 CAPT. JOHNSTON TO GEN. M'CUNS.
 ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. fl, 1861. To Gen. McCunn-Dear Sir -I have the honor to report that delivered your letter as required to Captain Jones, that Captain Jones blindfolded me and took me to Fairfax Court house, where 1 saw Col. Stewart, of the First Virginia Cavalry. Col. Stewart informed me that the likenesses and other things found on Col. Camerons body were in the possession ot one of his officers now in Richmond: that the same would be at once obtained and forwarded to you, and you alone, as Col. Stewart consider ed that he would not, under any circumstances, render any favor to the Secretary of War or any other member ofthe government Capt. Jones further says that he has marked the spot where the remains of the lamented Col. Cameron are buried and will remain till the time comes when they will be most willingly given up to his fam fly. All of which have the honor most res pectfully to report.
 JAMES w. JOHNSTON,
 Capt. Co. K, 37th Reg. N. Y. s. V.
 THE BODY OF COL. CAMERON.
 We learn that an effort is being made by gentlemen connected with the Masonic fratern- ity in Virginia to obtain the body of Col. Cam eron, ofthe New York Seventy-nnth regiment, for his widow. For this purpose four gentle men of Alexandria went to the Confeder ate lines and made their request to be allowed to have