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uumnu i lib ivnThey are Recalled by ttEvents of Monday.WILLIAM CAMERON KILLEHe Met Almost Instant Deal in the Battle of I 865—Th Accidental Discharge of a Gu was the Cause—The Struf gles Watched by Thousand!* The noise and artillery imitation lt;the Fourth reoalled to the mind lt;Alfred Panyard, of West Main stree the stining days in Massillon dnric the civil war and especially two shat battles fought here, one in 1861 an the second in 1865. It was in the lai ter that the accident happened to Wi liatn Cameron which oost him his life The war fever ran high among thoe in the city during the first few month of the war and it took bnt little wor to raise a company of “Union” and oompany of “R^,bel” soldiers, wh would fight for the causes represented The “Rebel” company was organize) by employes of the Russell Compan; and Mr. Panyard was a member o this oompany in the first fight. Th Rebel army went into camp on th old fair grounds, now known as th McClymonds park, on the evening o July 3, with the intention of captur ing the city on tte morning of thlt; Fourth. Bright and early on July -the Rebels descended upon the city the objective point being the old en gine house in East Charles street The line of maroh was from the part to West Main street, east to High, north to North, west to Mill and tc the city park. Here a oannon had beer placed and a person representing Jeflt; ferson Davis addressed the soldier* and commended them for their brav-ery and the oapturing of the city. Just at that moment the beating ol drums was heard on South Erie street and it was soon learned that the Union army was coming. Firing wassoon oommenoed and hundreds of blank cartridges were used within a few moments. The Rebels were routed and took refuge in the engine house. The hallway being small a terrible jam necessarily followed and in the struggle the Union flag was stuck through the Rebel drum. The fight was continued on the stairway but the Rebels soon gave up.It was during the spring of 1865 that the second sham battle was held in Massillon. The battle occurred near the Pennsylvania station and was just as severe while it lasted as the battle of four years before, but the second battle was brought to an end sooner than expected by the accident to the late William Cameron, whioh terminated fatally. Mr. Cameron and Mr. Pauy*rd were walking side by side in the Union army about to charge the foe. Mr. Panyard says that the oommand to “order arms” was given and that the foroe with whioh Mr. Cameron brought down his gun caused it to explode. A 'small piece of the gun entered* Mr. Cameron's left side and he lived but a short time. Mr. Panyard served in Company E, second battalion Eighteenth United States] infantry, and saw much hard sarvioe, but he says that nothing he saw in active servicaffected him so much as did the sudden death of his companion in arms in the sham battle.
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Massillon Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Tue, Jul 05, 1904
Page 6
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Stark L.
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