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: Confederates
York County young lady described Rebel invasion
Confederate reenactors march into position for a sham battle at Neshaminy State Park. I frequently drive past a modest country grocery store at the intersection of Canal Road and Bull Road in north-central York County, near the border of Conewago … Continue reading
One-tank trips: Confederate Memorial Chapel in Richmond VA – Part 2
In my previous post, I briefly discussed the history of the Confederate Memorial Chapel and the surrounding property which once was the grounds of the Confederate Soldiers Home. I was there, along with living historians Ed Lefevre and David Meisky, … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, One-tank road trips
Tagged Confederate Memorial Chapel, Richmond
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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
Civil War prisoners of war in York County, Pa.
Recently fellow blogger Jim McClure and I were chatting about prisoner of war camps here in York County, Pa. Many locals are aware of the two dedicated sites, Camp Security for British prisoners in the American Revolution and a WWII … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Dover, Hanover, Yankees, York
Tagged Hanover, prisoners of war, Wrightsville, York
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One-tank trips – Warrenton, Virginia
Historic Warrenton is a quaint place in Northern Virginia which retains much of its small town charm. Among the more popular stops for a history buff is the Old Jail Museum, the home of the Fauquier Historical Society located at … 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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Who was eastern York County’s Unknown Confederate Soldier buried along the Susquehanna River?
Recently the biggest Civil War story in York County, Pa., has been the dedication of a new gravestone for an Unknown Confederate Soldier who died in late June 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign. His body washed up in rural Hellam … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, York Haven
Tagged Accomac Inn, Confederate cavalry, Confederate graves
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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
