David A. Camp Letters
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of seven letters, dated from August 5, 1862 to April 22, 1863, from David A. Camp, a captain in the Confederate Army, to his wife Anna. Also included in this collection is a copy of a three-page manuscript history of Lumberton, Mississippi.
Of particular interest among the letters are the ones dated September 27, 1862 and April 22, 1863. The first of these contains an account of Camp meeting with several soldiers who had been captured and then paroled by Union troops. The second letter discusses the results of an election for officers of a new company. All of the letters contain information about the movement of the 16th Georgia Battalion Partisan Rangers from the Knoxville, Tennessee area into the Cumberland Gap area and then into northern Georgia. Mixed in with these reports of camp life and troop movements is a frequently expressed desire to see home.
The three-page history of Lumberton describes the founding of several Lumberton businesses and schools. It was written sometime in the mid-twentieth century by an unknown author.
Dates
- August 5, 1862 - April 22, 1863
Creator
- Camp, David A., 1827- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Noncirculating; available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Biographical / Historical
David A. Camp (1827- ?) was mustered into Confederate Service on May 14, 1862, and was elected a captain in Company D of the 16th Battalion of Georgia Calvary. This unit, also called the Georgia Partisan Rangers, was stationed in eastern Tennessee and northern Georgia during the fall and winter of 1862-63. In September 1863, Camp was wounded at Limestone, Tennessee, and his service record indicated that on November 9, 1864, he retired from his unit, which had been redesignated the 13th Regiment of Georgia Calvary effective May 2, 1864, by special order No. 12.
On March 3, 1865, Camp was listed on a register of commissioned officers of the invalid corp, and he was assigned to duty on March 9, 1865, with the Reserve Forces of the state of Georgia.
A resident of Jackson County, Georgia, David A. Camp and his wife Anna (1843- ?) were the parents of Herbert A. Camp (1859-1921), one of the founders of Lumberton, Mississippi.
Extent
1 Folder (8 items)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Donated by Miss Bessie Jenkins, December 13, 1983.
Existence and Location of Copies
For Digitized Materials from this collection, see: External Documents link at bottom of page.
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lamar County (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letter. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumberton (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pearl River County (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- David A. Camp Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
