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Christmas gift ideas for the Civil War buff from the York Emporium!
(Click each photo to enlarge it for better viewing of all the neat stuff in this jam-packed store!) Nestled in downtown York, Pennsylvania, is one of the finest (and most eclectic!) used book stores in the Mid-Atlantic region - the York Emporium....
Book review: The Unfinished Work by Frank Meredith
"The puffs of smoke cleared as the reports echoed from the hillsides. The Union rifleman clutched his bloodied wrist and retreated into the bushes. A moment later, the attacking Yankee cavalryman blindsided [General Wade] Hampton with his sabre. J...
Harrisburg CWRT to feature guest speaker Scott L. Mingus, Sr.
Scott L. Mingus Sr. will discuss his new book, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign: June-July 1863, at the December 11 meeting of the Harrisburg Civil War Round Table. One of the fiercest fighting units in the Army of Northern Virginia...
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge burning is topic of presentation at Historic Wrightsville Inc. dinner on November 20
Wrightsville's Civil War memorial. Photo courtesy of gettysburgdaily.com York County Heritage Trust Sanctioned Civil War guide Scott L. Mingus Sr. will present a PowerPoint presentation on the Confederate occupation of Wrightsville during the Gett...
Gettysburg Militaria, Relics, and Book Show
Twice a year Gettysburg's All-Star Sports Complex on Emmitsburg Road hosts the Gettysburg Militaria, Relics, and Book Show, an event that usually is packed with all sorts of interesting Civil War artifacts. As usual, I perused the tables looking fo...
Licensed Guide Jim Hessler to speak at York CWRT October 21
The York Civil War Round Table will feature James A. Hessler at its monthly meeting on October 21, 2009. The topic of the evening will be "Sickles At Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, ...
"Sherman Captures Savannah:" Free talk at October Harrisburg Civil War Round Table
Historian Roger S. Durham will speak on Sherman's capture of Savannah, Georgia, at the Friday, October 23, meeting of the Harrisburg Civil War Round Table. Entitled "A Great Lion at By: William T. Sherman Storms Fort McAllister," the talk focuses...
Nationally known author Ed Bonekemper to speak at York Civil War Round Table
The York Civil War Round Table will feature Edward H. Bonekemper, III at its monthly meeting on September 16, 2009. The topic of the evening will be "Antietam: A Calamity of Mistakes by Lee and McClellan". The talk will commemorate the anniversary ...
Speaking schedule: A chance to promote York County's Civil War heritage
Civil War author, tour guide, and speaker Scott L. Mingus, Sr. is a resident of Manchester Township near York, Pennsylvania. Photo courtesy of Curt Daniels of Gettysburg PA. Thursday, September 3, 2009 - Presentation: "J.E.B. Stuart Rides to Dill...
Famed army scholar talks on the Siege of Petersburg at the Sept. 25 meeting of the Harrisburg CWRT
Dr. Richard J. Sommers will discuss "Petersburg: the Strategic Siege," at the Friday, September 25, meeting of the Harrisburg Civil War Round Table. Sommers, a nationally recognized expert on the American Civil War, is the author of Richmond Rede...
York Emporium to host Civil War author Janet L. Bucklew
Author Janet L. Bucklew will be speaking about her new book on Dr. Henry Janes at the York Emporium at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 4. For the September "First Friday" celebration in downtown York, the York Emporium is hosting a talk/book signing ...
Gettysburg Glimpses being republished
I have signed a contract with Ten Roads Publishing to reprint Gettysburg Glimpses: True Stories for the Battlefield and make it more widely available than the previous self-published edition through Xlibris, which will be out-of-print and unavailab...
New book: Gettysburg Perspectives by Scott D. Butcher
York, Pennsylvania, photographer, historian, and architectural expert Scott D. Butcher is one of the four history bloggers for the York Daily Record. His WIndows into York blog offers interesting insights into the history of the individual building...
The ONE book you must have on Gettysburg!
There are more than 1,000 books that have been written on the Battle of Gettysburg, the majority (including my three) in the past 20-30 years. Yet, there remains a strong market for new material on the battle and campaign, or for fresh, creative ap...
Special 146th Anniversary Civil War book signing in Wrightsville
I will be signing copies of Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863 at the annual Wrightsville river festival on Sunday night, June 28, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the John Wright building on Front Street. This coincides w...
Book review: Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War
When Debi and I moved to this area in 2001, one of the more familiar aspects of the York-Lancaster region was the Amish and their communities. We lived for two decades in northeastern Ohio, where the Amish population rivals Lancaster County, albeit...
Author to speak on the first two black Union regiments
Author Stephen V. Ash will discuss his latest book, Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments that Changed the Course of the Civil War, at the Friday, June 12, meeting of the Harrisburg Civil War Round Table. Ash's talk, entitled "Ma...
Thirty Myths about Lee's Surrender: Lancaster CWRT meeting May 14
Publisher Patrick Schroeder will be on hand for the May 14th Lancaster Civil War Round Table meeting to speak about his book, Thirty Myths about Lee's Surrender. Find out the facts about where Lee was heading with his army, losses at Sailor's Creek,...
Louisiana Tigers book update
Many of you have asked about the status of my upcoming book on the Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign. LSU Press sent me word that the book is now at the typesetter and I should expect galley proofs about June 3-4. I will proof the text an...
Save 30% on pre-orders for my new Louisiana Tigers book!!!!
amazon.com is now taking pre-orders from the upcoming October 2009 publication of my latest book, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863. This book contains perhaps the most detailed account written yet of the Tigers' smash...
A couple clarifications to a driving tour in Flames Beyond Gettysburg!
Tim Smith of the Adams County Historical Society and his friend author Bill Frassanito of Gettysburg pointed out a couple of suggested changes to the driving tour of Route 30 to New Oxford. 1. The railroad tracks at Swift Run are post-war, and the ...
York Book & Paper Fair - Jim Lewin scores a winner!
Because I cannot yet drive following my recent surgery to reattach a retina in my eye, my daughter drove me to the York Fairgrounds yesterday for my scheduled book signing and local TV interview at the York Book & Paper Fair. We sold a reasonable a...
Book signings and personal appearance schedule
If you happen to be in south-central Pennsylvania over the next couple of months, here are some personal appearances and book signings... April 4 - 25th Annual York Book & Paper Fair at the York Fairgrounds on W. Market Street in York PA, 11:00 AM u...
A Florida man reviews Flames Beyond Gettysburg
Jim Durney of Tampa Bay wrote on various Civil War and book review sites: "Histories of the Gettysburg Campaign dismiss The Pennsylvanian response with no more than a page. The hapless state militia breaks at the first rumor of an attack, dropping a...
York Book and Paper Fair - April 4, 2009
Jim and Pam Lewin of the York Emporium are organizing and promoting this year's York Book and Paper Fair at the York Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 4, 2009. There will be used and collectible book dealers (including Civil War topics), comic books a...
Update on my next book project!
My new book on one of the most famous brigades in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign will be published (as was my recently released Flames Beyond Gettysburg) on archival quality, acid-free premium book paper fr...
Congressman Joe Pitts accepts copy of Flames Beyond Gettysburg
U.S. Congressman Joe Pitts (R - PA) and Pennsylvania author and wargamer Scott L. Mingus Sr. met on March 9 to discuss the Civil War in Lancaster and York counties. Here, the writer (right) presents Congressman Pitts with a personalized copy of F...
Book chronicles York native dismissed from the U.S. Army for alleged disloyalty
Washington writer Guy Breshears has always been interested in the military and social history of the state and the Pacific Northwest as a region. One of his particular interests is Major Granville Owen Haller, a York native who plays the antagonist...
Mechanicsburg's Civil War and More store is a small gem!
Civil War and More is a retail store in downtown Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Located at 10 S. Market Street, it's an easy drive from central or northern York County. The store has an interesting selection, which ranges from neckties to books of al...
Gettysburg Glimpses now for sale! Hard copy and e-book versions
Announcing the publication of my latest Civil War book - Gettysburg Glimpses: True Stories from the Battlefield. This new volume contains more than 200 fresh anecdotes, incidents, and human interest stories from the Gettysburg Campaign, including s...
