Cameron Killed At The Battle Of Manassas

Hamilton [Canada] Evening Times - Obituary
Wednesday September 24, 1862.  Killed on 30th August at the Battle of Manassas in Virginia, Mr. Alexander Cameron, 18, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Young Cameron, of Manning, Canada West, and grandson of Mr. Alexander Guthrie of this city.

Mother's Intervention

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America, by J. P. MacLean:

The method of warfare carried on by Sir John Johnson and his adherents did not sway the lofty mind of Washington, as may be illustrated in the following narration furnished the author by Rev. Dr. R. Cameron, grandson of Alexander Cameron, who was a direct descendant of Donald Dubh of Lochiel. This Alexander Cameron came to America in 1773, and on the outbreak of the Revolution enlisted as a private under Sir John Johnson. Three times he was taken prisoner and condemned to be executed as a spy. How he escaped the first time is unknown. The second time, the wife of the presiding officer at the court-martial, informed him in Gaelic that he would be condemned, and assisted him in dressing him in her own clothes, and thus escaped to the woods. The third time, his mother, Mary Cameron of Glennevis, rode all the way from Albany to Valley Forge on horseback and personally plead her cause before Washington. Having listened to her patiently, the mighty chief replied: "Mrs. Cameron, I will pardon your son for your sake, but you must promise me that you will take him to Canada at once, or he will be shot." The whole family left for Canada. [Source]

Roderick Cameron, Gardener

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Census Year: 1891
Item Number: 2931975
Surname: Cameron
Given Name(s): Rodrick
Age: 39
Province: Ontario
District Name: Welland
Sub-District Name: Stamford
[Occupation: Landscape Gardener]

Roderick Cameron, Gardener

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