While the unit marched to Philadelphia, Tepe was responsible for carrying a 1.5 gallon keg for whiskey or water.

While at camp, Tepe sold various goods to the soldiers until the First Battle of Bull Run, when she worked in the regimental hospital.

[6] In this regiment, she received a soldier's pay with an additional twenty-five cents for each day spent working at the hospital.

[7] Tepe's regiment was present at the First Battle of Bull Run, Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania.

The death of Bernard is in dispute as military records report that he survived the war and mustered out with his company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864.

[5] As a result, she became destitute later in life, developing rheumatism and still suffering from her ankle injury incurred during the war.

[5] She committed suicide May 24, 1901 by drinking a lethal dose of "Paris Green," a kind of paint pigment.