The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-16
THE DEATH OF COL. CAMERON
EITHER SIMON CAMERON OR TIE We
RACIOUS ELI MISTAKEN


Richard Everett OF the seventy.ninth Describ-
ing tho Hot Engagement In which uIs
Leader FeIl-The BODY Len on the Field.
Mr. Simon Cameron was lately reported
by the truthful Eli Perkins TO have said that he
had unmpeachable evidence that his brother.
Col. James Cameron Of the Seventy New
York Regiment was shot dead by Gov. Wade
Hampton after he had surrendered to Hamp-
toms men In the battle Of Bull Run. The cor
rectness OF the story is denied by members Of
tho Seventy ninth now living In this city. and
who were within few yards Of Col. Cameron
whom he fell. and who were eye-witnosses to
the manner OF his death. Richard Everett. a
prosperous cartn nm OF 239 West Forty-sixth
street. who wont out as a private in Col. Cam
eron's regiment in tho spring OF 1861. was near
him at his DEATH Mr.. Everett says: " IL was
nearly eighteen years ago that II happened. and
have forgotten many Of tho Incidents OF our
campaigns. remember distinctly. though
just how Cameron was killed. When road
that in THE SUN about Wade Hampton's shoot
ing him after he was taken prisoner said.
Tint alnt so. for saw him killed myself and
the rebels weren't within 300 yards oi us
was going to write n piece for the papers about
1t Mt first Then I thought would let 1t 60
Do you know Onicer John Taylor Of the Broad
Tenth street store2 2 We'll. he was within ten
yards OF Col. Cameron when he was shot. Isaw
Taylor yesterday. and he says TINT it's all mis-
take about Wade Hampton's doing it. I'll tell
You lust now 1t happened. The Heventy-ninth
here ~ Wea'Pt wero set o woshnon 5c,rn ,,SSe wee
clocicd Colonel, and didn't know who we were
to have When we got there we heard Col
james Cameron Simon Cameruu's brother. was
20 bc thc man. None oi u- ku"w any thing about
him. Simon Cameron WIS Secretary Of War
then. AMI thnts how il came about ! suppose.
old man. He had been In the Mexican war;
was sck nearly all the time. and we didn't SEQ
much ni him until We moved ON Manassas. Ho
got up from sirk. bed to march AT the head Of
for four days before the fighting began.
II was on the 2l-t of JulI-Sunday. think
II was-anl "a very hot day. too. Shcrman's mr.
morning. Long Tom. big rin"d gun was the
nr~i to open. Our brigade. cons sting Of the
S.Nty-nluth nul seventy ninth Now York the
Thirteenth Rochester Rifles. and the Fourth
Michigan. wn- ord red q'toss Bull hiynr We
waded through water that reached uhOvc our
knoes. lart oi the artillery got stuck Ia the
marrh' 9nl tlr guns were aoandoned. ON the
other side of the rivor W. hnd to climb through
uniernruah ~ hlii III" regiments ,i'ployed
ln different directions. The SiNtY-uiuth renoh-
Held. wh"ro they W.rn hrel ON bya re9el lrgi-
ment. and Major lImsgcriJ was killed. This
was about Ia in the a1"rnoon. Our whole
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