York County PA author Scott Mingus has several of his popular local history talks available on YouTube or Vimeo. Here are links to them.
Tag: Jeb Stuart
Here are ten misconceptions about York County, PA, during the Civil War. Author and lecturer Scott Mingus answers readers’ questions.
After the Civil War, PA residents could file border claims for the damages inflicted by the Confederate or Union soldiers, including stolen horses. More than 800 York Countians filed such claims. None received a dime from the commonwealth.
On July 1, 1863, a group of Confederate soldiers visited this barn that once stood
June 30, 1863. The largest military battle ever fought in the recorded history of York
Salem Church (also called Strayer’s Church and Salem Union Church) celebrated its sesquicentennial in May
Imagine going about your daily business when suddenly word comes that enemy troops are fast
More than 4,000 people had crammed into tiny Dover, Pennsylvania, on November 23, 1907, to
Stuart’s two-day ride through York County caused calamity for the citizenry. His division’s horses were
Major General J.E.B. Stuart led more than 4,500 veteran Confederate cavalrymen through western York County