Description: The Gettysburg Campaign has been examined in detail from nearly every aspect but one: the key role played by Richard Ewell's Second Corps during the final days in June. This is the first in-depth study of these crucial summer days that not only shaped the course of the Gettysburg Campaign, but altered the course of our nation's history.
Brief description: Scott L. Mingus Sr., a scientist in the paper industry, is the award-winning author of more than a dozen Civil War books, including his forthcoming (with Joe Owens) Unceasing Fury: Texans at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 18-20, 1863 (2022) and his two-volume study (with Eric J. Wittenberg) "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania: " The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg, June 3-22, 1863 (2022). Scott maintains a blog on the Civil War history of York County (www.yorkblog.com/cannonball) and resides in York, Pennsylvania.
Review Quotes: "Very impressive work! Great research and sources."--Ronald Young, author of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the Civil War.