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 2010
Mary “Mammy” Ruggles, Civil War nurse and heroine
The headstone immediately to the left of the tree trunk marks the grave of Mary Ruggles (1805-1874), a woman in York, Pennsylvania, who daringly rescued a U.S. army flag during the Confederate occupation of her hometown. Photo from the Prospect … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Gettysburg Campaign, York
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Oral tradition: Civil War stories from York County, Pa: Part 4
Early photograph of an old tavern and general store near Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, owned by the George Brodbeck family during the Civil War. The tavern / hotel is the left portion of the building (the general store was not yet … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Glen Rock, Hanover Junction
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Oral tradition: Civil War stories from York County, Pa: Part 3
Old fashioned quadruped-powered farm machine; horses and mules were critical to the agricultural economy of south-central Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Lancaster County image is courtesy of the Library of Congress. In the summer of 1863, more than 11,000 Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Dover, Gettysburg Campaign, York
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“The 4th Texas at Gettysburg” set for February Harrisburg Civil War Round Table
John Bell Hood rose to fame as the commander of “Hood’s Texans,” a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia which included the 4th Texas Infantry. Harrisburg Civil War Round Table Board member Steve Williamson will discuss “The Fighting 4th … Continue reading
Black History Month: Local black men fought in the Union Army
The old African-American cemetery off of Fifth Street in Columbia, Pennsylvania, features a row of memorial headstones commemorating several men from Lancaster County and York County, Pennsylvania, who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. Photo by Bobby … Continue reading
Posted in Black history, Wrightsville, Yankees
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