Edward Camp Jr., son of Captain Edward Camp Sr., a sea Captain of a vessel, and Anna Maria Devoe Camp, natives of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The family resided in Philadelphia at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Edward Camp Jr. dutifully provided for his family, due to his father's failing health, before the war and during service until the time of his death, sending home portions of his meager pay. Edward Camp Jr. enlisted in the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer German Infantry Regiment Company H on October 9th, 1861 in Philadelphia. He fought with the regiment in all engagements until July 1st, 1863 when he was mortally wounded in the fighting near Barlow's Knoll, north of Gettysburg. He lingered and perished on the field the following day, July 2nd, 1863. He is numbered among the Unknown graves in Gettysburg National Cemetery. He gave the last full measure of devotion for his country. May he rest in peace. The following are the only surviving letters that Edward wrote to his parents and siblings during the war.
"December the 6 1861
Dear Father, mother, sisters and brother I take the pleasure to write to you to let you know that i am well at present and hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I received your letter on the fourth and was glad to hear that you was all well and was glad to hear that mother was a getting better. You must keep a good heart for we will get paid off in about four weeks and I will send you as much money as I can spare. I did not get only 23 days pay and I paid the sutler and I had not much to spare after that but I will send you some soon as I get paid of the next time. We had to go to work on the roads or really I would wrote to you before. We had a dress parade this afternoon and I had time to write but two damn dutchmans in the (regiment) kept singing all the time and i couldn't write a bit till i gave them a little cussing. No more at present but remember your ever loving son and brother Edward Camp."
11 months before his death at Gettysburg after his 5th engagement at 2nd Manassas
"Monday. Centreville (Virginia) September the First
Dear Father, Mother, sisters and brothers I take the pleasure to inform you that I am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I have been in five battles and I don't want to go in any more for a while now. I gave Sergeant Merril 35 Dollars to send to you for I thought that if I got killed or wounded the dam rebels would get it and he got wounded and went to Alexandria and he had a good chance to send it to you for I had no chance. You give five dollars to Mary and you make use of ten and keep 20 for me if I ever come home. Write and let me know how you are. Think that this war will last for three years for old Jackson is too much for us but if all of the men stood as well as our Regiment, we would give old Jackson hell to eat for his supper last Saturday. We have 126 men in our regiment now and when we left Hunters' Chapel we had Eight Hundred. I think that is coming down a peg don't you? We now lay at Centerville. We had to retreat from Manassas Saturday night. I tell you if you ever seen dead men and wounded ones, there was the place. Direct your letters to Co. H 75th Reg PV Chandler Commanding. No more at present but remember your son Edward Camp."
"December the 6 1861
Dear Father, mother, sisters and brother I take the pleasure to write to you to let you know that i am well at present and hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I received your letter on the fourth and was glad to hear that you was all well and was glad to hear that mother was a getting better. You must keep a good heart for we will get paid off in about four weeks and I will send you as much money as I can spare. I did not get only 23 days pay and I paid the sutler and I had not much to spare after that but I will send you some soon as I get paid of the next time. We had to go to work on the roads or really I would wrote to you before. We had a dress parade this afternoon and I had time to write but two damn dutchmans in the (regiment) kept singing all the time and i couldn't write a bit till i gave them a little cussing. No more at present but remember your ever loving son and brother Edward Camp."
11 months before his death at Gettysburg after his 5th engagement at 2nd Manassas
"Monday. Centreville (Virginia) September the First
Dear Father, Mother, sisters and brothers I take the pleasure to inform you that I am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I have been in five battles and I don't want to go in any more for a while now. I gave Sergeant Merril 35 Dollars to send to you for I thought that if I got killed or wounded the dam rebels would get it and he got wounded and went to Alexandria and he had a good chance to send it to you for I had no chance. You give five dollars to Mary and you make use of ten and keep 20 for me if I ever come home. Write and let me know how you are. Think that this war will last for three years for old Jackson is too much for us but if all of the men stood as well as our Regiment, we would give old Jackson hell to eat for his supper last Saturday. We have 126 men in our regiment now and when we left Hunters' Chapel we had Eight Hundred. I think that is coming down a peg don't you? We now lay at Centerville. We had to retreat from Manassas Saturday night. I tell you if you ever seen dead men and wounded ones, there was the place. Direct your letters to Co. H 75th Reg PV Chandler Commanding. No more at present but remember your son Edward Camp."
Edward Camp Jr., son of Captain Edward Camp Sr., a sea Captain of a vessel, and Anna Maria Devoe Camp, natives of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The family resided in Philadelphia at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Edward Camp Jr. dutifully provided for his family, due to his father's failing health, before the war and during service until the time of his death, sending home portions of his meager pay. Edward Camp Jr. enlisted in the 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer German Infantry Regiment Company H on October 9th, 1861 in Philadelphia. He fought with the regiment in all engagements until July 1st, 1863 when he was mortally wounded in the fighting near Barlow's Knoll, north of Gettysburg. He lingered and perished on the field the following day, July 2nd, 1863. He is numbered among the Unknown graves in Gettysburg National Cemetery. He gave the last full measure of devotion for his country. May he rest in peace. The following are the only surviving letters that Edward wrote to his parents and siblings during the war.
"December the 6 1861
Dear Father, mother, sisters and brother I take the pleasure to write to you to let you know that i am well at present and hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I received your letter on the fourth and was glad to hear that you was all well and was glad to hear that mother was a getting better. You must keep a good heart for we will get paid off in about four weeks and I will send you as much money as I can spare. I did not get only 23 days pay and I paid the sutler and I had not much to spare after that but I will send you some soon as I get paid of the next time. We had to go to work on the roads or really I would wrote to you before. We had a dress parade this afternoon and I had time to write but two damn dutchmans in the (regiment) kept singing all the time and i couldn't write a bit till i gave them a little cussing. No more at present but remember your ever loving son and brother Edward Camp."
11 months before his death at Gettysburg after his 5th engagement at 2nd Manassas
"Monday. Centreville (Virginia) September the First
Dear Father, Mother, sisters and brothers I take the pleasure to inform you that I am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I have been in five battles and I don't want to go in any more for a while now. I gave Sergeant Merril 35 Dollars to send to you for I thought that if I got killed or wounded the dam rebels would get it and he got wounded and went to Alexandria and he had a good chance to send it to you for I had no chance. You give five dollars to Mary and you make use of ten and keep 20 for me if I ever come home. Write and let me know how you are. Think that this war will last for three years for old Jackson is too much for us but if all of the men stood as well as our Regiment, we would give old Jackson hell to eat for his supper last Saturday. We have 126 men in our regiment now and when we left Hunters' Chapel we had Eight Hundred. I think that is coming down a peg don't you? We now lay at Centerville. We had to retreat from Manassas Saturday night. I tell you if you ever seen dead men and wounded ones, there was the place. Direct your letters to Co. H 75th Reg PV Chandler Commanding. No more at present but remember your son Edward Camp."
"December the 6 1861
Dear Father, mother, sisters and brother I take the pleasure to write to you to let you know that i am well at present and hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I received your letter on the fourth and was glad to hear that you was all well and was glad to hear that mother was a getting better. You must keep a good heart for we will get paid off in about four weeks and I will send you as much money as I can spare. I did not get only 23 days pay and I paid the sutler and I had not much to spare after that but I will send you some soon as I get paid of the next time. We had to go to work on the roads or really I would wrote to you before. We had a dress parade this afternoon and I had time to write but two damn dutchmans in the (regiment) kept singing all the time and i couldn't write a bit till i gave them a little cussing. No more at present but remember your ever loving son and brother Edward Camp."
11 months before his death at Gettysburg after his 5th engagement at 2nd Manassas
"Monday. Centreville (Virginia) September the First
Dear Father, Mother, sisters and brothers I take the pleasure to inform you that I am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you in the same state of health. I have been in five battles and I don't want to go in any more for a while now. I gave Sergeant Merril 35 Dollars to send to you for I thought that if I got killed or wounded the dam rebels would get it and he got wounded and went to Alexandria and he had a good chance to send it to you for I had no chance. You give five dollars to Mary and you make use of ten and keep 20 for me if I ever come home. Write and let me know how you are. Think that this war will last for three years for old Jackson is too much for us but if all of the men stood as well as our Regiment, we would give old Jackson hell to eat for his supper last Saturday. We have 126 men in our regiment now and when we left Hunters' Chapel we had Eight Hundred. I think that is coming down a peg don't you? We now lay at Centerville. We had to retreat from Manassas Saturday night. I tell you if you ever seen dead men and wounded ones, there was the place. Direct your letters to Co. H 75th Reg PV Chandler Commanding. No more at present but remember your son Edward Camp."
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