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: January 2009
The Hanover Branch Railroad – part 7
The final section of the Hanover Branch Railroad roughly paralleled Green Valley Road to its intersection with Junction Road, and turned easterly at that point to follow Junction Road into Hanover Junction. On June 27, 1863, Elijah White’s Confederate cavalry … Continue reading
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The Hanover Branch Railroad – part 6
After leaving Jefferson Station in southern York County, Pennsylvania, the Hanover Branch Railroad’s tracks headed northeasterly toward the Cold Spring Station. Very little remains of the roadbed in this stretch, because it has been heavily farmed over the past 145 … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Hanover Junction, Jefferson, Lincoln, Railroads, Yankees
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The Hanover Branch Railroad – part 5
Cannonball reader Bob Resig sent in a series of photographs tracing Elijah V. White‘s route from what later became Valley Junction in southern York County, Pennsylvania, to Hanover Junction. This historic trace was once the Hanover Branch Railroad’s right of … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Hanover, Hanover Junction, Lincoln, Railroads
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The Hanover Branch Railroad – part 4
Please click anywhere on the map for a much more readable, larger view. The red circles were waystations along the Hanover Branch Railroad; the red line to the right is the section of the railroad that was abandoned to the … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Hanover, Hanover Junction, Other places, Railroads
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The Hanover Branch Railroad – part 3
Citizens and veteran Federal soldiers lounge on the front porch of the Hanover Junction train station in this photograph taken in the spring of 1865. Less than two years before, inexperienced recruits of the 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia may have … Continue reading
The Hanover Branch Railroad – Part 2
Modern view of Hanover Junction from the approximate line of the Union defensive positions that “protected” the junction in June 1863. With the rapid development of the railroad industry in the 1840s and 1850s, farmers in rural areas such as … Continue reading
The Hanover Branch Railroad – Part 1 of a series
Jefferson Station was located west of Jefferson, Pennsylvania, near the intersection of Krafts Mill Road and Jefferson Road (today’s State Route 516). It was a railstop on the Hanover Branch Railroad serving the farmers of the Codorus region. The embankment … Continue reading
The Cost of the Rebel Invasion – Part 5
Diorama of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The massive HO scale layout is owned by Artillery Ridge Campground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania It was built by a Michigan man. Background posts: The Cost of the Rebel Invasion – … Continue reading
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Early’s soldiers enter Erney’s store
U.S. government photo from 1979 of the heavily modified exterior of 21-23 West Market Street in downtown York, Pennsylvania. In 1863, this was the confectionery and store of prosperous merchant Valentine C. Erney. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Valentine … Continue reading
Rebels ride by Detters Mill in Dover Township
A view taken December 28 of the historic Detters Mill in northwestern Dover Township in York County, Pennsylvania. A lengthy column of Confederate soldiers passed by this mill, watering their horses in the nearby Conewago Creek. The old mill has … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, Mills
Tagged Confederate cavalry, covered bridge, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, old mill, Pennsylvania, York County
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