Father: Robert Gregg Cameron
Mother: Savilla H. Feaster
1850 - Lived, Fairfield Co., SC
03/07/1860 - M.D. degree, The University of the City of New York, Medical Department, New York City, NY (from SC - " of the total number of 138 graduates, only 52 are from the Free States, 77 being from Slave States, and 9 from the British Provinces" [NY Times, 03/08/1860])
07/23/1862 - "Acting Assistant Surgeon A. S. Cameron is assigned to duty at Chimborazo Hospital, and will, without delay, report to Dr. [James Brown] McCaw, Surgeon in charge"
S. P. Moore, Surgeon General, C. S. Army
11/08/1862 - Approved for 20 days furlough by Surgeon J. B. McCaw
12/00/1862 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Chimborazo Hospital, No. 5, Richmond, VA
03/06/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Chimborazo Hospital, No. 5, Richmond, VA
09/01/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Chimborazo Hospital, No. 5, Richmond, VA
09/03/1863 - Approved for 25 days furlough
09/29/1863 - "I certify that Dr. A.S. Cameron now at home on sick leave from the 15 Inst. is still confined to his room and bed and will require at least two months before he will be able to report to duty. Given under my hand this date above written." Jno. Douglass, M.D. , Fairfield, S.C.
11/10/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Receiving Hospital, Army of Northern Virginia [serving under Surgeon-in-charge Joseph Edward Clagett]
11/11/1863 - “Assistant Surgeon Andrew Simon Cameron will report to Surgeon L. Guild, medical director, Army of Northern Virginia, for assignment to duty.” [S.O. 268/2]
12/31/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, Receiving Hospital, Army of Northern Virginia
01/04/1864 - “Assistant Surgeon A. S. Cameron is relieved from his present duty, and will report without delay to officer commanding Fourth Regiment Arkansas Volunteers for assignment to duty.” [S.O. 2/3]
01/04/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 4th AR Infantry, Charleston, SC
02/02/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon from SC, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 11/02/1863
02/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
06/30/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 4th AR Infantry
08/18/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 4th AR Battalion Infantry
12/00/1864 - Asst. Surgeon, 4th AR Infantry, Gen. Reynolds' Brigade, Gen. E. C. Walthall's Division
12/17/1864 - Captured, Franklin, TN
01/00/1865 - Prisoner, Ft. Delaware, DE
01/25/1865 - Exchanged
04/28/1865 - Asst. Surgeon, 1st AR Mounted Rifles, Jamestown, NC
04/00/1865 - Paroled, Greensboro, NC
~1868 - Married, Susan Arnette (she died in ~1871)
11/21/1869 - Born, son, Robert Greg Cameron, Jr, (he
died 09/18/1870)
1870 - Practiced medicine, Halsellville Township, Chester Co., SC (living with wife, Susan and son, Robert)
08/24/1871 - Born, son, Andrew S. Cameron, Jr., (he died 02/03/1872)
10/05/1872 - Died, ?Fairfield Co., SC or ?Lincoln Co., GA

John Caldwell and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
10/06/2014. Unpublished database.