About this blog
Scott L. Mingus, Sr. is a scientist and executive in the paper and printing industry, as well as the author of several books and magazine articles on the Civil War, including some that deal primarily with York County during the Gettysburg Campaign.
This Cannonball blog presents stories and anecdotes from the war years, as well as announcing local Civil War events of the modern day.
Send all questions, news items, and suggestions to scottmingus@yahoo.com.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
The temptations of York?
York during the American Civil War era was an attractive, prosperous town, one that almost universally brought compliments from the soldiers that passed through it. For at least one soldier, the charms of the town offered another opportunity that was … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War people, Yankees, York
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York under the Confederate flag!
An 1861 woodcut of the Confederate Stars and Bars fluttering over the Marshall House hotel in Alexandria, Virginia. Two years later, a later version of the Confederate banner floated in the breeze over York, Pennsylvania, the largest town in the … Continue reading
Cedar Creek Battlefield / Belle Grove threatened
Background post: One-tank trips: Belle Grove Plantation. Recently, author and blogger Eric J. Wittenberg posted an article about a sell-out by a previously well respected historical preservation group that traded the rights to mine historical property in exchange for a … Continue reading
Posted in One-tank road trips, Preservation efforts
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One-tank trips: Belle Grove Plantation
Background posts: Shenandoah battlefields, Winchester battlefields. During my recent trip to the Shenandoah Valley, I stopped by the Cedar Creek Battlefield, site of the 1864 thrashing Phil Sheridan placed upon the forces of Jubal Early (which including a large number … Continue reading
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More tales of Rebel thievery!
Among the many damage claims filed after the Civil War by York Countians are depositions regarding thievery of the Confederate soldiers. York resident William Ross reported that, on July 1, 1863, a squad of Rebel cavalry rode up to his … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War people, Civilians, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, Other places, York
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Tecumseh!
Last night, I had a chance to watch the outdoor drama, Tecumseh!, here in Chillicothe, Ohio, where I am on a temporary work assignment. The play was written by seven-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Allen W. Eckert, its music was performed … Continue reading
Another victim of J.E.B. Stuart
An early war etching of some of “Jeb” Stuart’s Virginia cavaliers. From Harper’s Weekly. Add Jefferson area merchant Conrad Myers to the long list of York County merchants who felt the sting of the Confederate raiding parties during the Gettysburg … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Jefferson
Tagged cavaliers, cavalry, Confederate, Stuart. Jefferson
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One-tank road trip: Shenandoah Valley battlefields
Pennsylvania monument on the eastern side of the New Market battlefield, just off of U.S. Route 11 (the Valley Pike) Debi and I spent Saturday afternoon at the Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. These are definitely the most spectacular caves … Continue reading
One-tank road trip: Winchester, Virginia
Courtesy of Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Used by permission. Debi and I are spending the weekend in historic Winchester, Virginia, a town that changed hands during the Civil War more than seventy times. This area is rife with … Continue reading
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Photos of Civil War statues
A Cannonball reader sent in these photographs taken in Washington, D.C. showing a couple of the statues on the impressive monument to former Union general William T. Sherman (like me, a native of southern Ohio).
Posted in Miscellaneous, Monuments and markers
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