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: Other places
In the Footsteps of J.E.B. Stuart: Smith Road and Blue Hill School Road in Washington Township, York County PA
It is the sunny morning of July 1, 1863. It is already hot, and the morning fog has burned off. For farmers in northwestern York County, Pennsylvania, this will be a day of dismay, and for some, sheer terror. For … Continue reading
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Tagged John Chambliss, Washington Township
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Remnants found of old mill once raided by Jeb Stuart’s Rebels
Jeb Stuart‘s Confederate cavalry paused on their route from Jefferson, Pennsylvania, northward to New Salem to raid area farms, mills, and merchants for horses, mules, and provisions. David B. Sprenkle was among the scores of North Codorus Township residents who … Continue reading
Posted in Civilians, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Mills, Other places
Tagged Gettysburg Campaign, J.E.B. Stuart, mills, North Codorus Township
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Rebel lieutenant led raiding party near Locust Grove in Windsor Township
On June 29, 1863, a Confederate raiding party scoured the countryside between the York-Wrightsville Turnpike (later known as the Lincoln Highway and today’s Route 462) and E. Prospect Road (today’s Route 124). They seized all the remaining horses in the … 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
Union courier shot at Green Ridge / Brodbecks
This old log home near Brodbecks in southern York County, Pa., was the site of a shooting during the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign. Owner George Bair feared for his family’s safety when a stranger rode to the house near midnight and … Continue reading
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Tagged Brodbecks, Gettysburg Campaign, Union soldiers
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Shrewsbury black man was conductor on Underground Railroad
Amanda Berry Smith was perhaps the leading black female evangelist of the 19th century. Noted for her fiery passion for the Christian cause and for her compassion toward the downtrodden, Smith worked tirelessly as a missionary to India and Africa, … Continue reading
York County Soldiers: Pvt. Henry Gable of North Codorus Township
York County, Pennsylvania, borders northern Maryland, just across the Mason-Dixon Line which historically separated free states from slave states in the Eastern United States. As such, the citizens had decidedly different reactions to the onset of the Civil War 150 … Continue reading
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Old pump and slate water box recall the Battle of Gettysburg
This old iron pump and slate water box are in the collection of the Old Line Museum in Delta, Pennsylvania, a small community in southern York County not far from the Maryland state line (“old line”). The museum was started … Continue reading
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Civil War Voices from York County, Pa.: Rebels raid the Ilyes farm
During the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign, more than 11,000 Confederate soldiers passed through or occupied York County, Pennsylvania, the next county east of Gettysburg and Adams County. Author James McClure and I have discovered nearly 200 fresh stories from the Civil … Continue reading
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York County theological student fought at Witmer Farm skirmish
A supply wagon of the 26th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia hastily escapes along the Chambersburg Pike and heads toward Gettysburg while the infantry crosses muddy farm fields to the northeast as Rebel cavalry approaches. Miniatures from Scott Mingus Last year the … Continue reading
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