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: November 2008
New book on the Battle of Hanover by John Krepps!
Hanover resident and Licensed Battlefield Guide John T. Krepps has spent years researching the Battle of Hanover, and the general Civil War history of southwestern York County, Pennsylvania. I ran into John a couple of years ago in the State … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover
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Civil War diorama: Gettysburg in 1863
I will be posting nearly two dozen photos of this classic 1960s diorama that has been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, over the years. See my Charge! blog to view these pictures.
Confederate foragers scour York County
A lone Confederate supply wagon passes down a back country road somewhere in York County, trailing a patrol of Virginia cavalry who are going from farm to farm seeking forage, supplies, food, and, perhaps most importantly, fresh horses and mules. … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover, Other places, York
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The 5th New York Cavalry at Hanover
Cavalry statuary on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. While no Ohio units fought at Hanover, Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer was a native Buckeye, although he commanded the Michigan Brigade. The Rev. Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover, Yankees
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An eyewitness account of Jubal Early’s occupation of York
Maj. Gen. Jubal Anderson Early, after the Civil War (Library of Congress) Frank Moore’s classic Rebellion Record is one of my favorite anthologies of Civil War stories and events. The variety of topics is astounding, and there are some records … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York
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A new addition to York County historiography!
The cover art for the upcoming new book on the June 1863 Gordon / Early expedition into York County, Pennsylvania. Artwork by Mike Stretch; painting by Bradley Schmehl used under license. The graphics and files have been sent to the … Continue reading
A. B. Farquhar meets “Kill-Cavalry” at Gettysburg
H. Judson Kilpatrick in September 1863, scarcely two months after his encounter with York industrialist A. B. Farquhar. (Library of Congress) You could not imagine two more different men. Both were young, self-confidant, well connected, and ambitious. That’s where the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Gettysburg Campaign, Yankees
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Nurse describes the scene at Gettysburg’s train station
Modern view of Gettysburg’s depot (courtesy of the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Center). Background post: Gettysburg wounded soldiers entrained for York army hospital “On the day that the railroad bridge was repaired (July 7) we moved up to the depot, … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Gettysburg Campaign, Railroads, York
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Gettysburg wounded soldiers entrained for York Hospital
Wounded men convalescing in the U.S. Army Hospital, YCHT Following the Battle of Gettysburg in early July 1863, perhaps as many as 21,000 wounded soldiers remained in Gettysburg for medical treatment, according to Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak. As soon … Continue reading
Posted in Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover Junction, Railroads, Yankees, York
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Confederate cavalry raid farms along Bull Road near York
The photograph, taken in the 1920s by a field survey team for the U.S. government, is part of a series of old pictures of York County that are now housed in the collection of the Library of Congress. Maj. Gen. … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign
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