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: February 2009
York CWRT February speaker
Jim Lewin of the York Emporium will be the featured speaker at the February 18 meeting of the York Civil War Round Table (7:00 PM, 250 E. Market Street, free admission, free parking). Jim will be speaking on Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lincoln, York CWRT
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Lincoln’s 200th Birthday Celebration / Monument Dedication at Hanover Junction
February 12, 2009, marks the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. I attended the dedication ceremonies this afternoon at Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, where Lincoln changed trains en route to deliver the Gettysburg Address (and … Continue reading
Dover Township farmer hit twice by the Rebels
On June 28, 1863, nearly 3,500 Confederate soldiers of three brigades of Major General Jubal A. Early‘s division marched past this sturdy brick farmhouse on Davidsburg Road in Dover Township. Discipline was tight in the ranks, and no one broke … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign
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Licensed Guides again offering excellent Gettysburg Seminar!
Here is a press released I received from the president of our neighboring group, the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table… The Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides 2009 Gettysburg Seminar: Brigades at Gettysburg Profiles of the Famous and the Forgotten September … Continue reading
More on York’s Prospect Hill Cemetery
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The following text is taken from the governmental website and offers a glimpse into the history of this section of the cemetery. The local Reformed Church of York, Pennsylvania, chartered Prospect … Continue reading
Posted in Gettysburg Campaign, Monuments and markers, Yankees, York
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York’s Prospect Hill Cemetery is a virtual Civil War history lesson
This impressive statue stands in the midst of a special circular section of the Prospect Hill Cemetery on North George Street near York, Pennsylvania. Scores of Union soldiers who died at the U.S. Army Military Hospital in downtown York are … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Yankees, York, York County sites
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Three-time Rebel target — Emig’s Mill in Dover Township
This house along South Salem Church Road in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, was once a three-story grist mill owned by wealthy miller George B. Emig. The historic mill closed in the 20th century and was heavily renovated to be … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, Mills
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Farm raided by Rebels now houses Manchester Township church offices
This old red brick Manchester Township farmhouse was owned by Dr. Adam Eisenhart during the American Civil War. Located on Stillmeadow Lane near Susquehanna Trail, it is now the property of Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene (where Debi and I … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York
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The Knights of the Golden Circle
The Knights of the Golden Circle was a secret organization during the Civil War years that was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. Members were supposedly involved in plots to invade Mexico for the South, as well as to incite unrest … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York
Tagged KGC, Knights of the Golden Circle, secret societies
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Taking orders for Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition!
I am now accepting orders for my latest book, Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863 from Ironclad Publishing. Please see my website for this new book for details and a photo gallery of more than 100 pictures associated … Continue reading
Posted in Hanover, Hanover Junction, Jefferson, Spring Grove, Wrightsville, York
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