Gettysburg Glimpses: True Stories from the Battlefield
Scott L. Mingus, Sr. is a scientist and executive in the paper and printing industry, and 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 postage stamps for the U.S.He has seven Civil War books currently listed on amazon.com. The latest isCivil War Voices from York County, Pa.: Remembering the Rebellion and the Gettysburg Campaign; an official 150th Civil War Anniversary book for that county. He also is writingGettysburg's Controversial Old Confederate General: Governor William "Extra Billy" Smith of Virginia, which will be published in 2012.Mingus has written several articles forThe Gettysburg Magazine. He maintains a popular blog on the Civil War history of York County, Pa., for the YorkDaily Record(yorkblog.com/cannonball), and is a sanctioned Civil War tour guide for the York County Heritage Trust. He also has written six scenario books on wargaming. Scott and his wife Debi publish Charge!, the leading international magazine for Civil War miniature wargaming.A native of southeastern Ohio, he graduated from Miami University after majoring in Paper Science & Engineering. Mingus spent 23 years as a scientist for office products company Avery Dennison in the Cleveland area before joining Glatfelter, a global manufacturer of specialty papers, in 2001. He and his family reside near York, Pennsylvania.