Cameron, Sarah Rebecca, 1845-1938.

Cameron, of Hillsborough, N.C., daughter of William Cameron (1816-1893) and Emma S. (Moore) Cameron, was a novelist under the pseudonym of H.M. Legrange, and author of articles and poems for children's and religious magazines. She was an active supporter of the Confederate cause. In the 1870s and 1880s she was employed by the U.S. Treasury Department.

From the description of Sarah Rebecca Cameron papers, 1827-1970. WorldCat record id: 26319968

Sarah Rebecca Cameron was born on 26 April 1845. She was the first or second child (evidence is conflicting) of Dr. William and Emma Moore Cameron of Hillsboro, North Carolina. She was educated at the Nash-Kollock School for Girls in Hillsboro. During the Civil War, she was an active supporter of the Confederate cause. In the 1870s and 1880s Cameron worked for the United States Treasury in Washington, DC, and as a secretary in New York and New Orleans.

In 1872 Cameron published her only novel, Salted With Fire, under the pseudonym of H. M. LeGrange. During this period she also co-edited the Randolph Abbott Shotwell Papers with J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton. She also wrote articles and poems for periodicals, and during the 1880s wrote a column for the children's page of the Episcopal Church's Church Messenger . Sarah Cameron died in 1938.

From the guide to the Sarah Rebecca Cameron Papers, 1827-1970, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)