Letters from War: 1861 | “J.S.B.” on the officer intrigues among Coal Region companies at Harrisburg

A man slipped into Camp Cameron in Harrisburg to lure a Minersville recruit away from his company. He left under four guards, two bayonets close behind, as Captain Horace Bennett's men lined up to watch. A soldier signing only "J.S.B." told the Miners' Journal everything. Read the Full Story.