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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

Spring Grove paper company got its start because of the Battle of Gettysburg

Glatfelter is a $1.3 billion global paper company headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company now

Gettysburg Campaign, Spring GroveOctober 28, 2009January 7, 20214 Comments

Confederate camp sites in the York County region

When not on campaign, Civil War troops (particularly the Federals) had semi-permanent camps with tents

Confederate camp sites, Confederates, Gettysburg Campaign, Other places, Spring Grove, Wrightsville, YorkMay 7, 2008October 9, 202016 Comments

Confederate camp site – Wiest house, Spring Grove

Confederate camp site – Wiest house, Spring Grove

Every day, thousands of cars and trucks rumble through the new traffic circle in Spring

Civilians, Confederate camp sites, Gettysburg Campaign, Spring GroveMay 2, 2008September 28, 2023

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.