York County in the Civil War (Repeat with changes)
Course | Registration opens 8/4/2025 8:00 AM EST
Author Scott Mingus will discuss York County and its role in the American Civil War. Did you know that one out of every seven soldiers in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia who fought at Gettysburg marched through York County on their way to Gettysburg? The talk will touch on York County's population and industry, its politics, leading citizens and soldiers from the area, election results, and a special focus on the Gettysburg Campaign. Many of the talks are based on Jim McClure's and Scott Mingus's book Civil War Stories from York County, Pennsylvania. |
Scott Mingus
Scott Mingus is a retired scientist and executive in the global pulp paper industry. The Ohio native was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps, and he was a pioneer in bar-code labels. He has written twenty-five Civil War and Underground Railroad books. He has also written numerous articles for Gettysburg Magazine and other historical journals.