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Camp Northumberland

On Picket Duty with the 96th Pennsylvania – February 1862

Posted on February 3, 2017February 11, 2021 by Jake Wynn

A correspondent from the Pottsville Miners' Journal visits the front line picket post of the 96th Pennsylvania.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1862, 96th Pennsylvania, Camp Northumberland, Civil War, Coal Region, February, Letter, Military, Miners' Journal, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Primary Source, Schuylkill County, US Army, Virginia1 Comment

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