"Bounty Jumpers: Con-Men Paid to Enlist then Desert" Topic

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Tango01	06 Sep 2019 9:35 p.m. PST
"They say that there is always someone who will make money out of a war and the Civil War was no exception. One of the ways that some people tried to make a quick buck was to enlist in the place of someone who did not want to enlist – for a fee. Having received the money, these con men (known as bounty jumpers) would then desert and enlist again somewhere else to receive another bounty payment…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
Dan Cyr	07 Sep 2019 7:04 p.m. PST
And be caught, then shot. Dan
Tango01	08 Sep 2019 3:55 p.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand

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