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Provost marshals enforced unpopular draft in York County PA

A Hanover PA posse shot and arrested a Manheim Township draft dodger who refused to report for duty as ordered.

Civil WarSeptember 25, 2020September 28, 2020

Did you know? 150 Civil War facts about York County, Pa.: Part 8

106. During the Gettysburg Campaign, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal Early brought 16 cannon into the

Hanover, Lincoln, York, York County sitesJuly 16, 2013October 9, 2020

Manheim Township mill manufactured woolen blankets during the Civil War

The Codorus Woolen Mill near the tiny hamlets of Brodbeck and Glenville, Pennsylvania, in southern

Mills, Other placesJuly 8, 2009January 7, 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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Provost marshals enforced unpopular draft in York County PA

Did you know? 150 Civil War facts about York County, Pa.: Part 8

Manheim Township mill manufactured woolen blankets during the Civil War