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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

Road trip: Fort Boreman protected Parkersburg WV during the Civil War

Parkersburg, West Virginia, is located at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Little

One-tank road trips, Preservation effortsSeptember 8, 2012March 23, 20211 Comment

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.

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Tag: Forts

Historic Fort Evans near Leesburg, Virginia

Road trip: Fort Boreman protected Parkersburg WV during the Civil War