Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign - Volume Two
Scott L. Mingus Sr. is a scientist and executive in the global paper industry, and holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamps and bar code labels. The southeastern Ohio native is a graduate of the paper science and engineering program at Miami University. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps. The York, Pa., resident has written several articles forGettysburg Magazineand has nine Civil War books listed on amazon.com. His bookFlames Beyond Gettysburgwas a finalist for one of the 2011 U.S. Army Heritage Foundation's Distinguished Writing Awards. He maintains a blog on the Civil War history of York County, Pa. (yorkblog.com/cannonball), and is a local Civil War tour guide for the York County Heritage Trust. He also has written six scenario books on miniature wargaming and was elected to the hobby's prestigious Legion of Honor in 2011. His great-great-grandfather was a drummer boy for the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.