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: August 2009
York Emporium to host Civil War author Janet L. Bucklew
Author Janet L. Bucklew will be speaking about her new book on Dr. Henry Janes at the York Emporium at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 4. For the September “First Friday” celebration in downtown York, the York Emporium is hosting … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Civil War events, Gettysburg Campaign, Yankees
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York Countians in the Civil War: Major William S. Diller, 76th PA
This impressive headstone in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hanover, Pennsylvania, commemorates the brief life of one of York County’s many Civil War veterans, Major William Slyder Diller of the 76th Pennsylvania Volunteers, also known as the “Keystone Zouaves”. During his … Continue reading
Posted in Hanover, Yankees
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Extra Billy’s Famous Speech at York: Fact, fiction, or faulty memory?
William Smith (September 6, 1797 – May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, U.S. and Confederate congressman, two-time Governor of Virginia and one of the oldest Confederate generals in the Civil War. In the early 1831, Smith received a Federal contract … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York
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Old memorial plaque recalls J.E.B. Stuart’s occupation of Dover PA
Back in November of 1907, the citizens of Dover, Pennsylvania, commissioned a copper-plated cast iron plaque commemorating the July 1, 1863, raid by Major General J.E.B. Stuart‘s Confederate cavalry on the town and its environs during the Gettysburg Campaign. That … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, Monuments and markers
Tagged Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, Stuart's ride
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Winebrenner home struck by artillery shell during the Battle of Hanover
During the June 30, 1863, Battle of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Confederate horse artillery deployed on a low hill just off the Littlestown-Frederick Road southwest of Hanover. The guns were unlimbered, loaded, and aimed at a distant target – mounted Union cavalry … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover, Monuments and markers
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York CWRT meeting features the always entertaining Dr. Charlie Fennell!
Dr. Charlie Fennell poses by a monument on Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg National Military Park. A professor at Harrisburg Area Community College in Gettysburg, Dr. Fennell is one of the recognized experts on that portion of the Battle of Gettysburg. … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York CWRT
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Rebels Raid Wolf’s Church / Bairs Road region
On Monday, June 29, 1863, Col. William H. French‘s 17th Virginia Cavalry ranged throughout Dover Township and West Manchester Township in west-central York County, Pennsylvania, while foraging for horses, mules, and supplies. One patrol of the “Night Hawk Rangers” canvassed … Continue reading
Confederates labored to save burning buildings in Wrightsville during Gettysburg Campaign
This historic marker was installed last year as part of the Pennsylvania Civil War Trails program. It commemorates the efforts by Georgia Confederate soldiers under Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon to extinguish a series of fires in downtown Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Wrightsville
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One tank trips: Monocacy National Battlefield near Frederick, Maryland
The monument to York County’s 87th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers is on Araby Church Road (or the old Georgetown Pike) on the battlefield of Monocacy. Large sections of the battlefield have been preserved by the National Park Service and other entities, … Continue reading
The last train out of York before Jubal Early arrived
Bond certificate issued by the Northern Central Railway in 1917, not too many years after its long-time employee and chief engineer George Small retired from its service. He piloted the last train out of York, Pennsylvania, before elements of Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover Junction, Railroads, Wrightsville, York
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