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COL James Cameron

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COL James Cameron Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
21 Jul 1861 (aged 60)
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.9579139, Longitude: -76.8892914
Plot
Section 1D Lot 542
Memorial ID
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Civil War Union Army Officer. The brother of Secretary of War Simon Cameron, he served in the beginning of the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was killed in action on July 21, 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run.
Civil War Union Army Officer. The brother of Secretary of War Simon Cameron, he served in the beginning of the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was killed in action on July 21, 1861 at the First Battle of Bull Run.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Leon Edmund Basile
  • Added: Dec 13, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32150404/james-cameron: accessed ), memorial page for COL James Cameron (1 Mar 1801–21 Jul 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32150404, citing Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.