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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: Confederate camp sites
1879 lithograph shows York 16 years after the Rebel invasion
This detail from a colorful lithograph published by A Hoen & Co. of Baltimore in 1879 depicts many of the same buildings in downtown York which would have been familiar to the residents during the Civil War, as well as … Continue reading
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Marye’s Heights at Fredericksburg
Marye’s Heights, immediately west of Fredericksburg, Virginia, played an important and well publicized role in the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg. Confederate infantry and artillery posted on this rise devastated a series of charges by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Union … Continue reading
More photos from the Fredericksburg battlefield – Howison Hill
Howison Hill in December 1862 provided a significant platform for Confederate artillery, including a 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Battle of Fredericksburg. A wayside marker along Lee Drive in the national military park delineates … Continue reading
Fredericksburg Battlefield – More Photos from Lee Drive
Remnants of old Civil War earthworks line Lee Drive at the Fredericksburg battlefield in Northern Virginia. The National Park Service road follows the southern half of the nearly8-mile long Confederate line from the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg and the … Continue reading
Prospect Hill at Fredericksburg National Military Park
In the fall of 1862, 150 years ago, Confederate Lt. Gen. Stonewall Jackson anchored the right of his defensive line at Fredericksburg on Prospect Hill and planted several batteries there. The 65-foot-high position dominated the plain leading down to the … Continue reading
Jubal Early’s invasion of York County PA began at Hamilton’s Crossing VA
A late afternoon AMTRAK passenger train speeds through Hamilton’s Crossing just south of Fredericksburg, Virginia. During much of late 1862 through the spring of 1863, this ground was an important rail-head for Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Union … Continue reading
Part of old Confederate campsite at Big Mount, Pa., is now an alpaca farm
Big Mount Alpacas is a popular spot along Canal Road in Big Mount, Pennsylvania, a hamlet in western York County’s Paradise Township. During the Civil War’s Gettysburg Campaign 148 years ago, more than 4,000 Confederate infantry under Major General Jubal … Continue reading
Rebel deserters rounded up in York
York County Heritage Trust sanctioned Civil War tour guide Scott L. Mingus, Sr. leads a group on a walking tour of “York in the Gettysburg Campaign” as part of the Downtown York Walking Tours series for Downtown, Inc. on a … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Road Show is at York!
The official Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Road Show trailer has been set up in Penn Park in downtown York, Pennsylvania, and is open for the public 8/19 – 8/21 from 9 until 5. The trailer has been touring the Keystone … Continue reading
The Cavalry Action at Hanover, Pennsylvania is York CWRT Topic on March 16
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John T. Krepps is shown pointing out terrain features in this photograph that first appeared on the Gettysburg Daily’s outstanding website. The York Civil War Round Table will feature author John T. Krepps at its monthly … Continue reading
