Career
Camp received the country"s highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Third Battle of St. Petersburg in Virginia on 2 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 21 December 1909. Camp was born on 5 January 1845 in Hanover, New Hampshire.
He enlisted into the 18th New Hampshire Infantry on 6 September 1864.
He died on 1 September 1926 and his remains are interred at the Etna Cemetery in Hanover, New Hampshire.