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.
Category Archives: Battlefields
Civil War & More store schedules signings with 3 authors including Cooper Wingert
Jim Schmick of the Civil War & More Bookstore in Mechanicsburg is hosting an afternoon of book signings and Civil War music. The “Civil War Authors of Central Pennsylvania Book Signing” will be held on June 1st & 2nd, 2013, … Continue reading
One-tank trips: Confederate Memorial Chapel in Richmond VA
I was honored to receive an invitation to hold the national debut of my new book on Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat at the Confederate Memorial Chapel in Richmond, Va. Two of General … Continue reading
Exploring the Battle of Gettysburg at the York CWRT on May 15
The York Civil War Round Table will feature roundtable member Randy Drais as the speaker at this month’s meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Randy will present a PowerPoint talk based on his many years of experience “Exploring the Battle … Continue reading
Gettysburg Foundation Presents May 2013 Specialty Bus Tours
Photo by Scott Mingus Gettysburg, PA (April 25, 2013) – The Gettysburg Foundation announces two specialty bus tours for the month of May 2013. On Saturday, May 25, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., join Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne for … Continue reading
Relics from the Wrightsville skirmish from the Gettysburg Campaign
Most readers know I wrote a best-selling book entitled Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River (Savas Beatie, 2011) which details Confederate Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon’s march to Wrightsville, Pa., on Sunday night, June 28, 1863, … Continue reading
A narrow escape for JEB Stuart at Hanover, Pa.
This meandering watercourse is the remnant of what was once a 15-foot wide and 15-foot deep ditch spanning several farm fields south of Hanover, Pennsylvania, near the Westminster Road. During the Civil War Battle of Hanover on June 30, 1863, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields, Civil War events, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Hanover
Tagged Battle of Hanover, Hanover, J.E.B. Stuart, Stuart's ride
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Final photo of old Civil War gravestone by the Susquehanna?
Cannonball reader Eileen Musser lives along River Road in Hellam Township near the recently rededicated monument to a Confederate soldier once buried there after washing up on the riverbank back in late June 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign. She took … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Monuments and markers, Wrightsville
Tagged Confederate cavalry, Confederate graves, Hellam Township
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Vandalized monument repaired at Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Military Park monument preservation staff placed a new carved granite arm for the 11th Massachusetts Infantry onto its pedestal on the battlefield earlier today, April 11, 2013. The work started at approximately 8 a.m. and was largely completed … Continue reading
“Country” magazine explores some of the Civil War’s hallowed battlefields
This striking photograph of the angle on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park in Adams County, Pennsylvania, is courtesy of Country magazine and is used with written permission. A representative of the magazine offers these comments on their latest … Continue reading
Unknown Confederate Soldier from the Gettysburg Campaign memorialized along the Susquehanna River
In late June 1863, a body of a Confederate soldier washed up along the western riverbank of the Susquehanna River north of the Accomac Inn (then Glatz’s Tavern) in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Believed to be a cavalryman from … Continue reading
