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Of all the war-like nicknames adopted by the American
Volunteers, none was more to the purpose than that of the "Roundheads",
given the One-hundredth Pennsylvania.
When
Captain Leasure applied to the Secretary of War for authority to raise
an independent regiment among the yeomanry of central (author's note:
and 'western') Pennsylvania, Cameron said, "Yes, Captain, if they will
be men that will hold slavery to be a sin against God and a crime
against humanity and will carry their bibles into battle". "I have
no other kind to bring.", responded the Captain. "All right,"
exclaimed General Scott who chanced to be present. "We will call
them 'Roundheads".
The "Roundheads" fought in the Carolinas, in Virginia,
Maryland, and Tennessee (author's note: and 'Mississippi') and suffered
887 wounds all told, of which 248 were mortal. The regiment lost 3
colonels, 5 captains, and 8 lieutenants killed. The bivouacs of
these dead Cromwellians lie upon the battlefields, but their requiems
are sung only in the peaceful valley of the Shenango, where the kith and
kin perpetuate the iron faith and loyal blood of Colonel Leasure's
"Roundheads"
--Passage from
Newspaper Article titled, "Odd War Nicknames, Crack Regiments with High
Sounding Adopted Titles, SOME WERE WON IN BATTLE", From Col. N.J.
Maxwell Scrapbook, Author's Collection.
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November 2007
Dr. Carolyn
Schriber's non-fiction book A Scratch with the Rebels, a Pennsylvania
Roundhead and a South Carolina Cavalier, is NOW AVAILABLE!
The books are in and were published by Mechling Books. Dr. Schriber is
offering the book at the cover price of $24.95 with no shipping charges for a limited
time (through Dec. 1, 2007) and you can pay for the book by either
personal check or money order (see announcement/flyer
order form below).
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October 2007
Dr. Carolyn
Schriber's book A Scratch with the Rebels, a Pennsylvania
Roundhead and a South Carolina Cavalier, is being published
at the end of the month by Mechling Books. Dr. Schriber is
offering the book at the cover price of $24.95 with no shipping charges for a limited
time (through Dec. 1, 2007) prior to the official book release (see announcement/flyer
order form below).
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March, 2007 Dr. Carolyn Schriber, Professor Emerita, Department of History, Rhodes
College, Memphis, TN has written a book pertaining to Sgt. James
McCaskey of Company C.
The book is finished and is under contract with Mechling Books of
Chicora, PA. Publication should come before the end of the year.
"A Scratch With the Rebels" will tell the story of James McCaskey
and the Roundheads during the first year of the Civil War. James
died at the Battle of Secessionville, June 16, 1862. Because his
military career was so short, Dr. Schriber expanded the story
to include the people around him -- on both sides of the war. In
particular, he is balanced by a Confederate soldier, Gus Smythe,
who was very much like James, except for his political allegiance.
The two lives came together only once -- when Gus found James's
body on the battlefield.
Dr. Schriber is now in the process of doing a final check of the
manuscript. She has used several bits of information from the 100th
Pennsylvania website and wants to make sure the copyright issues are
clear.
If you have posted anything on the 100th PVI website and know of any
restrictions on that material, please let her know immediately, so
that she can take care of the proper citations.
For descendants, Carolyn has graciously offered to privately contact
you if you would like to be notified when the book becomes
available at a "pre-publication" reduced rate. Please send
her your name and address so that she can contact you privately.
Thank you for helping to keep the memory of the Roundheads alive!
e-mail:
Dr. Carolyn Schriber (Dept. of History, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN)
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March 2007
FOR SALE:
Original soldier diary, handwritten poetry and photographs.
Pvt. Hamilton Dunlap, Co. K. Hamilton Dunlap mustered
into the regiment in December of 1863 and mustered out July 1865
with the rest of the regiment. Please
contact:
Jay
Radencic:
jay@mercedezmusic.com;
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May, 2005
FOR AUCTION:
Fine copy of Gavin's out-of-print 1989 History of the 100th
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, "The Roundhead Regiment".
SOLD ON E-BAY, SORRY
- David L. Welch,
Websmith
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February, 2004
The
webauthor recently discovered that Scott B. Lang, descendant of
Jacob Masonheimer of Co. K ("Uncle Jake" the Cook) has written a
regimental history book titled The Forgotten Charge about
the 123rd Pennsylvania Volunteers who apparently made a gallant yet
forgotten charge at Fredericksburg, during that ill-fated battle for
the Army of the Potomac. Scott's great great grandfather
(Uncle Jake's brother) fought for this brave Pennsylvania regiment.
The book, published in December 2002 by White Mane Publishers is
available in paperback from fine book retailers. There is a
fine short biography on "Uncle Jake"
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The Webauthor is proud to announce that the 100th Pennsylvania
website has been listed in a recently updated publication,
"The Civil War on the Web, A Guide to the Very Best Sites",
September 2003, by Alice E. Carter and Richard Jensen.
The publication's top 100 sites are profiled in detail while the
Roundhead site made a list of the top 300 sites "Worth a Look".
It is listed toward the back in the alphabetical listing of Civil
War sites by "State", under Pennsylvania. Hopefully, this
publication will gradually draw more individuals interested in the
Roundhead regiment!
The book is well organized and has a CD-ROM in
a back cover sleeve which has the entire book available
electronically in .pdf file format. The researcher can
directly link to the websites profiled and listed by accessing the
CD while connected to the internet. Available from fine book
retailers.
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"Worth a Look!"
-- David L. Welch |
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Dec. 2003 issue
of North & South
Magazine with article on the making of "Cold Mountain".
This fine article, by Patrick Brennan, discusses the production of
the film in Romania, the use of Romanian soldiers as the Civil War
Reenactors and the first 15 minutes of the film which portrays the
Battle of the Crater, in which the film's central character "Inman"
gets wounded. There was a scene filmed in the Crater which
portrays the story of the 100th PA and how their colors were
shattered, half were rescued and the other half captured by the
rebels. It is unknown if the scene will be used in the movie but
cross your fingers.
--The webauthor
just read the article and it made the reader excited to see the
release of "Cold
Mountain", the film adaptation of the Charles Frazier novel on
Christmas Day, 2003
Michael Kraus
holding up the replica 1st colors of the 100th PA in a prop room on
location in Romania for the filming of "Cold Mountain". In
addition to Mr. Kraus, Brian Pohanka, Don Troiani and John Bert were
involved in this production as Civil War military
consultants/experts. According to Mike Kraus, Brian Pohanka was
instrumental in getting the scene involving the 100th PA's flag
filmed after discussing the history of the event with the film's
director, Anthony Minghella.
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Camp Maxwell
2002, Grove City, PA. A Living History Event
Honoring Mercer County Veterans, August 24th and 25th: Grove City
Memorial Park. Sponsored by Mercer County Historical Society
and Western Pennsylvania Civil War Reenactor's Society
Camp Maxwell: Just
found this photo the other day.
It comes from a great website on
the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves re-enacting organization.
http://www.reznorstudios.com/CivilWarFolder/10thintro.htm
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David L. Welch, descendant of Col. Norman
J. Maxwell, last commander of the Roundheads.
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