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512 1868, and the " Southern Magazine " in New Or- leans the following year, and was the official reporter of the Louisiana house of representatives in 1870. His first play was a sensational drama, " Through Fire," written in 1871, and played for four weeks. His second was " Peril," a comedy laid at Long Branch, brought out in 1872. These were followed by " Pate," which was taken to England by Carlotta Leclerq, " Risks," and " The Virginian," played in England, and afterward bought by Frank Mayo, who changed its name to '' Van the Virginian." " Gran Uale " was brought out in 1874, and " On the Rhine," at San Fran- cisco, in 1875. Mr. Campbell adapted the German comedy "Ultimo," under the title of "The Big Bonanza," in 1875, and in four weeks it brought a profit of $16,000 to a theatre in San Francisco. His " Heroine in Rags " and " How Women Love " were written in England in 1876. The latter was reconstructed as " The Vigilantes." In 1877-'8 was written " Clio," and in tiie following spring " Fairfax, or Life in the Sunny South," brought out in 1879. Earlier the same season was played " My Partner," the first of Mr. Campbell's plays to achieve success in New York. " The Galley Slave " was also produced in 1879, and all three of these were on the metropolitan boards the same season. " Matrimony " was also written in the winter of 1879-80. Other plays by Mr. Campbell are " The White Slave," " My Geraldine," " Sibei'ia," and " Paquita." Mr. Campbell leased the Fourteenth street theatre in New York city, but was obliged to give it up in 1886 on account of failing health, and on 28 Sept. of that year a sheriff's jury declared him to be insane.

CAMPBELL, Charles, historian, b. in Peters- burg, Va., 1 May, 1807; d. in Staunton, Va., 11 July, 1876. He was the son of John Wilson Camp- bell, a Petersburg bookseller, who published a " History of Virginia to 1781 " (Philadelphia, 1813). Charles Campbell was graduated at Princeton in 1835, kept a select classical school in Petersburg from 1842 till 1855, and was subsequently principal of the Anderson seminary in that city. He pub- lished " The Bland Papers " (1840-'3) ; " An Intro- duction to the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia" (Richmond, 1849; Phila- delphia, 1859) ; " Some Materials for a Memoir of John Daly Burk " (Albany, 1868) ; and " Genealogy of the Spotswood Family." He was a member of the Virginia historical society, a contributor to the " Historical Register " and the " Southern Literary Messenger," and edited the " Orderly Book " of Gen. Andrew Lewis in 1776 (Richmond, "i860).

CAMPBELL, Charles Thomas, soldier, b. in Franklin county, Pa., 10 Aug., 1823. He was edu- cated at Marshall college, and on 18 Feb., 1847, be- came second lieutenant in the 8th U. S. infantry. He served through the Mexican war, becoming captain in August, 1847, and was mustered out in August, 1848. In 1852 he was a member of the Pennsyl- vania legislature. He was commissioned colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania artillery in May, 1861, but resigned in December, and was made colonel of the 57th infantry. He was wounded three times at Fair Oaks, and twice at Fredericksburg, and a horse was killed under him in each of these battles. He was taken prisoner with his regiment, but they succeeded in releasing themselves and carrying back more than 200 of the enemy as captives. His wounds, seven in number, necessitated a long and tedious confinement in the hospital, and prevented him from seeing any more active service. He was promoted to brigadier-general on 13 March, 1863, and after the close of the war removed to Dakota.

'''CAMPBELL. Cleveland J.''', soldier, b. in New York city in July, 1836: d. in Castleton, N. Y., 13 June, 1865. He was graduated successively at the free academy. Union college, and the University of Gottingen. Early in the war he enlisted in the 44th N. Y. volunteers, was soon promoted to be a lieuten- ant on Gen. Palmer's staff, was next adjutant of the 152d N. Y. volunteers, then captain in Upton's 121st N. Y. volunteers, and, after passing a most brilliant examination, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, and finally colonel, of the 2od regiment of colored troops. He led his regiment into the hottest of the fight at Petersburg, when the mine exploded, and left in and around the crater nearly 400 of his men, killed or wounded. Col. Campbell himself received injuries from a bursting shell that ultimately caused his death. He was brevetted brigadier-gen- eral of volunteers on 13 March, 1865.

CAMPBELL, Donald, British soldier, b. in Scotland about 1735; d. near Fort Detroit (now Detroit, Mich.), in 1763. He became a lieutenant in the " Royal American " regiment (then the 62d foot) on 4 Jan., 1756. He was promoted to captain- lieutenant in the same regiment, then the 60th foot, and commanded by Sir Jeffrey Amherst, on 14 April, 1759, and on 29 Aug. became captain. He had been acting major and commandant of Fort Detroit, but had been succeeded by Maj, Henry Gladwin. Maj. Campbell had gained the confidence of the Indians by his fairness, and, dur- ing the siege of the fort by Pontiac, offered to con- fer with the latter at his request. Campbell ac- cordingly set out, accompanied by Lieut. McDougal and other Canadians. He had been several times warned of treachery, and after his departure mes- sengers were sent after him by M. Gonin, an old and wealthy settler, urging him to return, but without avail. After haranguing an assemblage of impassable savages, he was about to return to the fort, when Pontiac arose and said : " My father will sleep to-night in the lodges of his red chil- dren." The captives were shielded by the chief from the fury of the Indians, who wovdd have killed them, and were protected for some time; but Pontiac refused to give them up at Maj. Glad- win's demand. McDougal finally managed to es- cape, but Campbell, being able neither to run nor to see plainly, could not get away. Finally Was- sin, an Ojibway chief, whose nephew had been killed in a skirmish and scalped by the British, seized Campbell, and he was put to death with torture. The savages are said to have torn out his heart and eaten it, that they might gain courage. Pontiac is said by some to have consented to tiiis outrage, but is exculpated by others. See Park- man's " Conspiracy of Pontiac " (Boston, 1855), and Maj. Rogers's " Diary of the Siege of Detroit," edited by Franklin B.' Hough (Albany, 1860).

CAMPBELL, Duncan R., clergyman, b. in Perthshire, Scotland, 14 Aug., 1814 ; d. in Coving- ton, Ky., 16 Aug., 1865. He was educated for the Presbyterian ministry. Emigrating to the United States in 1842, he settled in Richmond, Va., where he became a Baptist, and accepted a pastorate. He afterward removed to Kentucky, and, was elected professor of Hebrew and biblical literature in the theological seminary at Covington. In 1852 he be- came president of Georgetown college, and ably discharged the duties of that office until his death. The degree of LL. D. Avas conferred upon him.

CAMPBELL, George Washington, statesman, b. in Tennessee in 1768; d. in Nashville, Tenn., 17 Feb., 1848. He was graduated at Princeton in 1794. He took his seat as a representative in congress in 1803, and remained till 1809, serving as