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Many of York County’s Civil War sites remain unmarked

Many of York County’s Civil War sites remain unmarked

Civil War Trails has recently installed new interpretive signs in York County PA. A new book offers perspectives on key events in the area.

Civil WarDecember 22, 20212 Comments

Confederates camped around York before the battle of Gettysburg

In giving frequent talks and presentations on Civil War topics related to York County, one

Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Union camp sites, Wrightsville, Yankees, YorkMarch 21, 2018October 4, 2020

Battle to save Underground Railroad Station marks 154th anniversary of Rebel invasion of York County

Today marks the 154th anniversary of the beginning of the Confederate invasion of York County,

Black history, Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Preservation efforts, Underground Railroad, Union camp sites, Wrightsville, YankeesJune 27, 2017October 9, 2020

Yankees and Rebels both camped on Wrightsville farm

The last of June 1863 were momentous times for the citizens of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Situated

Battlefields, Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Railroads, Union camp sites, Wrightsville, YankeesFebruary 9, 2017October 5, 2020

JEB Stuart’s Rebel cavalrymen camped in Dover man’s fields

I frequently peruse eBay and other on-line auction sites looking for photographs/CDVs of York Countians

Civil War people, Civilians, Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Dover, Gettysburg CampaignDecember 3, 2016October 5, 2020

Campaign to save the Hoke House, which was a Confederate campsite

The Hoke House is a familiar sight to the thousands of people who travel on

Confederate camp sites, Gettysburg Campaign, Preservation efforts, Spring GroveDecember 10, 2014October 9, 2020

Historic Fort Evans near Leesburg, Virginia

I recently had a chance to tour the privately owned Fort Evans, a Civil War

Battlefields, One-tank road trips, Preservation effortsNovember 28, 2013October 10, 2020

Historic Jonas Rupp House near Mechanicsburg, PA

This old stone house once was surrounded by rural farming country along Trindle Spring Road

Civilians, Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Monuments and markersSeptember 6, 2013October 9, 20201 Comment

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

Civilians, Confederate camp sites, Gettysburg Campaign, Other placesNovember 27, 2011October 9, 20202 Comments

Rebel deserters rounded up in York

York County Heritage Trust sanctioned Civil War tour guide Scott L. Mingus, Sr. leads a

Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, YorkSeptember 3, 2011October 9, 2020

About the Author

About the Author

Scott Mingus is the author of the Cannonball blog about York County Civil War history.

Scott Mingus is a scientist and consultant in the global pulp and paper industry, and holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamps and bar code labels. He has written 19 Civil War and Underground Railroad books. His biography of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith won multiple awards, including the Dr. James I. Robertson Jr. Literary Prize for Confederate History. He has also written several articles for Gettysburg Magazine, as well as for various historical journals.

Scott and his wife, Debi, live in York, Pa., and for more than a decade, he was written this blog, Cannonball, on the Civil War history of York County. His great-great-grandfather was a 15-year-old drummer and rifleman in the 51st Ohio Infantry under General George “Pap” Thomas, and other family members fought at Antietam and Gettysburg in the 7th West Virginia.

Contact Scott at scottmingus@yahoo.com.