Welcome to
the Most important Round Table, in the Most important small town,
at the Most important Battlefield,
in the Most important Country
in the World.
Joe Mieczkowski, Past President
Thurs., Jan. 22 7:00pm Railroads in the Gettysburg Campaign
Presented by Scott Mingus
About our Speaker:
Scott Mingus, a retired scientist and executive in the global pulp & paper industry, holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamps and bar code labels. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps. He has written 28 Civil War and Underground Railroad books. His biography of Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith was nominated for or won multiple awards, including the Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Prize. He also wrote several articles for Gettysburg Magazine and other journals. Scott maintains a blog on the Civil War history of York County PA (www.yorkblog.com/cannonball) and received the Heritage Profile Award from the York County History Center for his many contributions to local Civil War history. He also has written six scenario books on miniature wargaming and was elected to the hobby’s prestigious Legion of Honor. His great-great-grandfather was a 15-year-old drummer boy in the 51st Ohio Infantry, and other family members fought in the Army of the Potomac at Antietam and Gettysburg.
About the program:
Among the many goals of the Army of Northern Virginia during what later became known as the Gettysburg Campaign was the destruction of railroads that could support the Union war effort. As Robert E. Lee's forces moved north from the Fredericksburg area, the railroads played an important role in shaping the strategy and tactics of the Confederate movements. Author Scott Mingus will give a sweeping overview of more than a dozen railroads involved in the campaign, including those in south-central Pennsylvania.
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