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.
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Recent Posts
- Pickpocket victims at Hanover Junction included York businessman P. A. Small
- Painter Horace Bonham was accused of disloyalty during the Civil War
- York County Civil War reenactors’ mascot bear
- Famed Civil War submarine to be topic of York CWRT on April 18
- Army hospital administrator preferred York-made cast iron stoves
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Category Archives: Emigsville
Entertaining the Yorkers: Extra Billy Smith’s Sunday parade
More than 11,000 Confederate soldiers passed through York County, Pennsylvania, in the last days of June 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign. Days later, most of the men, other than 100 or so deserters picked up locally by Federal authorities, fought … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, York
Tagged Civil War books, Confederate generals, Confederate occupation of York, Gettysburg books, Gettysburg Campaign, parades, William "Extra Billy" Smith, York
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School group in 1895 explored old Civil War fortifications along Codorus Creek
During the late spring of 1863, railroad and civic officials throughout south-central Pennsylvania feared that Robert E. Lee’s oncoming Confederate Army of Northern Virginia might target the transportation infrastructure, in particular railroads and bridges. Efforts were made at several locations … Continue reading
Posted in Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Other places, Railroads, Union camp sites, Yankees, York, York Haven
Tagged 17th Virginia Cavalry, 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania, Confederate occupation of York, Gettysburg Campaign, Northern Central Railway
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Fine new book on the 31st Virginia, “Hoffman’s Army” was part of Rebel force that occupied York PA
As the biographer of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith, I have long been interested in the 31st Virginia, a regiment in Smith’s brigade during the early part of 1863 and during the Gettysburg Campaign. Its long-time leader, Colonel John … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Confederates, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, York
Tagged 31st Virginia, Civil War books, Confederate occupation of York, Confederate officers, Confederate soldiers, Gettysburg Campaign, William "Extra Billy" Smith
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Civil War vets held ceremony on 50th anniversary of Rebel occupation of York
On Sunday morning, June 28, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Brown Gordon and more than 2,000 veteran Georgia infantrymen and Virginia cavalrymen and artillerymen marched eastward on the Gettysburg turnpike into York, Pennsylvania. York would be the largest Northern town … Continue reading
Posted in Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Yankees, York
Tagged 50th Anniversary of Gettysburg, Civil War veterans, Confederate occupation of York, Grand Army of the Republic, Jubal Early, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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New account of Louisiana Tigers in York County surfaces
One of the joys of occasionally traveling around the East Coast giving PowerPoint presentations on my various Civil War books is the people I meet. At times, they share stories of their ancestors. Recently, before I spoke at the Lynchburg, … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Lincoln
Tagged civilians, Confederate occupation of York, Confederate soldiers, Emigsville, Louisiana Tigers
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“At any cost”: Prominent officer from York recalled Cold Harbor: Part 3
On June 1, 1864, Lieutenant Colonel James A. Stahle, a West Manchester Township native, and the veterans of the 87th Pennsylvania had occupied a forward position well in advance of their Sixth Corps comrades after a successful charge, but they … Continue reading
Posted in Emigsville, Yankees
Tagged 87th Pennsylvania, Congress, Emigsville, James A. Stahle, Union officers
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York CWRT to host talk on “The Northern Central Railway in the Civil War”
The railroads of both the North and the South played important roles in the Civil War, perhaps more so than in any previous war. Troops, ammunition, supplies, horses and mules, coal for naval ships, and cargo of all sorts for … Continue reading
Posted in Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Glen Rock, Hanover Junction, Manchester, Railroads, Wrightsville, York, York CWRT, York Haven
Tagged Civil War railroads, Hanover Branch Railroad, Hanover Junction, ming, Northern Central Railway, York Civil War Round Table
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Louisiana Tigers raided Emigsville; eyewitness account
This image from the Manchester Township Historical Society shows Emigsville, Pennsylvania, a small village during the Civil War years nestled along the Harrisburg Road (now N. George Street) and the Northern Central Railway. Prosperous farms surrounded the town, which featured … Continue reading
Posted in Confederates, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign
Tagged Confederate occupation of York, Emigsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Louisiana Tigers, Manchester Township
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New book filled with fresh, new human interest stories!
As the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War approaches in 2011, author James McClure and I have been collecting, editing, and assembling more than 100 human interest stories from York County, Pennsylvania, from the Civil War era. For many … Continue reading
Confederate campsite: 17th Virginia Cavalry
Confederate cavalry camped on June 28-30 on this hill overlooking the village of Emigsville, Pa. and the nearby York and Liverpool Turnpike (now George Street) and the Northern Central Railway. The horse soldiers had come down the pike the afternoon … Continue reading