The Morning herald., 1878-12-17
AEOfHER MALICIOUS SLAEDRR
REFUTED.

Recently the veracious u Eli Perkins
published what purported to be an iater~
vi-w with Simon Cameron, in which the
latter is reported to have made an unquaIi>
fed charge of murder sgsinst Governor
Wade Hampton. General Cameron was
made to furnish q detailed accoun. of the
killing of his brother, Col. Cameron, of the
Venty-ninth Regiment, New York Voluu-
tesrs, after his capture, In the battle of
Bull Run, by Col. Hampton. OF course we
dill not believe the charge, and we looked
for its early and complete refutation. This
has come. In the New York Sun, of yes
terdsy, we find the following:
The correctness of the story is denied by
members of the Seventy ninth now living In
th's city, who were within few yards
OF Colonel Cameron when he fell, and " no
were eye-witresses to the manner Of his
death. Richard Everett, prosperous cart
nan of 2S9 West Forty-sixth street, who
went out as a private in Col. Cameron's
regiment in the spring of 1851, was near
him at his death. Mr.. Everett says: 'It
was nearly eighteen yeurs ago that it hap
psned, and have forgotten mary of the
incidents of our campaigns. remember
distinctly, though, just how Cameron was
killed. When read that In the Sun about
Wade Hampton's shooting him after be was
taken prisoner said, THAT aint so. for /
saw him killed myself, and the rebels
weren't within 200 yards of U.S. was
going to write piece for the papers about
It at first. Then 1 thought 1 would let it
20. Do you know Oflcer John Taylor of
the Broadway squad, who patrols down by
Stewards Tenth street store. Well, he was
within ten yards of Col Cameron when he
was shot. I saw Taylor yesterday, and be
says that it's all mistake about Wade
Hampton's doing it. I'll tell you just how
It happened.
at was on the 21st of JulS-sunday, l
t ink 1t was-and very hot day, TOO.
shermsD's artillery opened on the rebel
tteries at in the morning. Long Tom.
Dig rifed gun, was the first to open. Our
brigade, consisting of the Sixty niath and
S ssyenty.ninth New York, the Thirteenth
Rochester Rifles, and the 2 ourth Michigan
was ordered across Bull River. We wsded
through water that reached above our knees
A part of the artillery got stuck In the
marsh, and the guns were abandoned, Or
the other side of the river we had to climb
through underbrush up hill. The reei.
nents deployed in different directions The
Stxty-ninth reached the top of the hill aud
struck into an open field. where they were
fred on by rebel regiment, and Maj; !
Haggerty was killed. This . as abost Y
IN the afternoon. Our whole brigade was
ordered to s field where there was cluster
If haystacks. Shernan's artillery was ali
me time firing on the rebel batteries, and
he shells were flying around lively. Tht
next thing was the order o! the Seventy
ninth to move forward on the rebel bat.
teries. can't describe just how the land
iiy, but we marched perhaps half mils
when we struck deep cut or ravine. A
road ran Though it down to some sand
pits. We crawled through the ravine about
200 yards, most oil the way on our hapds
nd knees. The smells from the rebel guns
dropped around US, and the explosions
covered us with dirt. Col. Cameron was
leading his regiment on foot. Not q shoi
was fired by Our men. At the end of tbe
cut we were within 200 yards of the rebe
batteries. Drawing his sword from its
scabbard with one hand, and holdiug s
cooked revolver in the other, Col. Cameron
turned and gave the command by the
left flank, forward march; charge bayonets !!
We charged on the double quick. As We
cleared the ravine, the batteries swept us
with grape and canister. Just then three
regiments of infantry that had been lying
In the underbrush on the ridge, rose up and
poured their volleys into u.s. The slanghte,
was awful. Col. Gao -on fell dead at the
first fire, pf read by s, seral balls. Capt
Brown, of NY company, the fourth, was
Killed by the same fire, and Capt. shillinlos