Scott Mingus will be joining Huzzah! to present, "Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition and Pennsylvania's Response." This presentation and discussion will be based on his book by the same name. After the presentation, Scott will be available to sign copies of his books, which will be available for sale. Scott will also be running a 15mm Johnny Reb game at the convention. This will be a great opportunity to meet Scott, discuss American Civil War history, and even roll some dice!

from the book description on Amazon.com
"In late June, Confederate Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon led a vital expedition through south-central Pennsylvania with a goal of seizing the mile-long Colombia-Wrightsville Bridge over the Susquehanna River. Along the way, Gordon had to deal with hastily recruited and barely trained state emergency militia whose mission was to delay the Rebels for as long as possible and then deny them the use of the river crossing."

About the Speaker
Scott L. Mingus, Sr. is a scientist and executive in the paper and printing industry, and holds patents in self-adhesive postage stamp products and bar code labels. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive stamps for the U.S.

He has written seven Civil War books, including Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign (Volumes 1 and 2) and Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition. His latest book, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign, was published in October by LSU Press. His new manuscript, Gettysburg Glimpses 2: More True Stories from the Battlefield, will be published in May 2010.

Mingus has written several articles for The Gettysburg Magazine. He maintains a popular blog on the Civil War history of York County, Pa., for the York Daily Record (www.yorkblog.com/cannonball), and he is a sanctioned Civil War tour guide for the York County Heritage Trust. He also has written five 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 live near York, Pennsylvania.

You can learn more about Scott and the Johnny Reb Gaming Society by visiting his web page at http://scottmingus.wordpress.com/