Fourth U.S. CT Affidavit Confirming Private John F. Campe

Fourth U.S. CT Affidavit Confirming Private John F. Camper - Inventory Number:  DOC 334

State of Maryland affidavit dated August 19th, 1865.

John F. Camper

Residence was not listed;

Enlisted on 7/28/1863 as a Private.

On 9/1/1863 he mustered into "D" Co. US CT 4th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 5/4/1866

Fourth U. S. Colored Troops:

Organized at Baltimore, Md., July 15 to September 1, 1863. Moved to Fort Monroe, Va.,

October 1, 1863; thence moved to Yorktown, Va. Attached to 2nd Brigade, United States

Forces, Yorktown, Va., 18th Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864.

2nd Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, 18th Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division,

18th Corps, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865.

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division,

10th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to August, 1865, Dept. of North Carolina to May, 1866.

SERVICE.-Duty at Yorktown till May, 1864. Expedition from Yorktown to Matthews County

October 4-9, 1863. Wistar's Expedition against Richmond February 6-8, 1864. New Kent

Court House February 8. Expedition to Bottom's Bridge in aid of Kilpatrick's Cavalry

March 1-4. Expedition into King and Queen County March 9-12. Expedition into Matthews

and Middlesex Counties March 17-21. Butler's operations south of the James River and

against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 15. Skirmish at Bermuda Hundred May 4. Duty

at Spring Hill on the Appomattox till June. (Built Fort Converse on the Bermuda Hundred

line.) Attack on Fort Converse May 20. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations

against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 7. Mine Explosion, Petersburg,

July 30. Dutch Gap September 7. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September

28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. 1st Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C.,

December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 7-15. Assault and capture

of Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15. Sugar Loaf Hill January 19. Sugar Loaf Battery

February 11. Fort Anderson February 18-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Northeast

Ferry February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro

March 6-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Cox's Bridge March 23-24. Advance on

Raleigh April 9-18. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender

of Johnston and his army. Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina till May, 1866.

Mustered out May 4, 1866.

Comes housed in 12 x 16 riker display case with red velvet and descriptive card.

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Inventory Number:  DOC 334