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1. Biography of George W. Camp - 1896

   George W. Camp was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 26, 1833, and was educated there. He served as deputy city collector under George Williamson and was collector of the city taxes of Petersburg during years 1857, 1858, and 1859. Camp was elected Commissioner of the Revenue of that city in 1860 and held this office until 1870. When he was not able to take the "iron-clad" oath that he had not given aid and comfort to the Confederacy, he w...

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2. George W. Camp - Reminiscences of the Evacuation of Petersburg, Virginia - June 27, 1894

   George S. Bernard received from George W. Camp of Norfolk, Virginia, the latter's reminiscences about the evacuation of Petersburg, Virginia. As commissioner of revenue in Petersburg in 1865, Camp related what he witnessed, beginning Saturday, April 1,1865, as the Confederate troops departed the city, and the Federal troops entered. This was his last official act. He also described the Christmas dinner menu that he and his wife ate in 1864. Camp'...

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3. "War Talks" - Prospectus of Volume ll - May 26, 1896

   George S. Bernard distributed this flyer to subscribers. He informs the reader that Volume II is ready to go to press, just as soon as he has enough subscribers who will forward $1.50 for the book. The book will be similar to his first volume; it will have 400 pages and contain 27 chapters with portraits, illustrations, and photographs. He lists individuals who have contributed war- time accounts, both civilian and military. This book, like the f...

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