St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05

George A. Camp was born i'll Charlotte.
ChauIauQua county, n. Y. Aug. O. 1870. He
came to Minnesota in 1851 and settled In ST.
Anthony, engaging i'll The lumber business.
He was married at Fredonia, n. Y, April
II, 1888, to Lucy, daughter of Noah Draper,
one of the first settlers OF that place. In
1857 he was appointed by the legislature
surveyor general of logs and lumber for the
Second district of Minnesota, which place
be held, at different times for nine years
He resigned in 1862 aI,l raised Company A,
Ninth regiment of Minnesota volunteers,
and was elected its captain. His company
was the first to march to the rellet OF the
settlers at the time of the Sioux outbreak
and was present with Gen. SiDley's COM
mand in every engagement with the
Indians in the fall of 1862. He was
made major OF the Eighth regiment Mime
sofa volunteers in the winter of 1863 and by
direction of Gen. Sibley, commanded Fort
Abercrombie from June, 1S63 TO May. s64,
when with his regiment he crossed the
plains taking part i'll every battle OF Gen.
Sibleys command with the Indians III the
summer of 1864. Returning in the fall of
that gear, with his regiment he went TO the
front" At MurfresbOrough his regiment
was i'll the hottest of the fight, losing ninety
five men in killed and wounded in less than
fifteen minutes. Lieut-Col. Rogers neing
among the wounded, the command of the
regiment deYOlved upon Maj. Camp, which
command he he'd until the c,OSe of the war.
He was present with his regiment at the bat
tie of Kingston, n. c.. and at the surrender
of Gen. Johnston at Raleigh. Soon after
this he resigned his command anu re-
turned TO Minneapolis, where he lived ever
since. lie was surveyor-general for most
of the time from 1867 to 1876 and in
1871 became treasurer of the Mississippi u
Rum River Boom company. holding the lat
ter place until 1875. Mai. Camp was MEM
Der of the seventeenth legislature, which sat
in 1917, representing part OF the city OF
Minneapolis.
In the latter part of 1871 Mai. Camp and
T. b. Walker formed partnership for
the purpose OF locating and pnrchas-
ing pine lands Later they entered
the lumber manufacturing business.
The firm of Camp d Walker still continues.
Although they have not manufactured lum-
Der for several years, yet their extensive
property around the Central market has made
a continued business i terest and necessi-
tated the continuance of the partnership.
Mai Camp was also one of the Central
Market company.
Several years ago Maj. Camp retired from
active business, and built a summer home at
MinnetOnka Beach. spending his winters i'll
California. The sad and sudden death OF
his wife last August unsettled his health. He
leaves but one child. Louise wife OF Henry
E. Wedelstaedt. of st. Paul.
Maj. Camp belonged TO Cataract Lodge, A.
F. d A. NJ, and was laised i'll 1851. In 1853
he was exalted in Forest Chapter r A. NJ.
at Fredonia, n. Y. He was dubbed and
created Knight Templar in 1851 in Damas-
Gus cOmmandery, st. Paul. lie has been an
active member of the Masonic grand bodies
of the state, and At one time was a high
officer in the grand commandery. His mod
esty only prevented him from passing the
chairs in these bodies.