Letters and Diaries of the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, "The Roundheads", Letters are Pre-Civil War, Civil War Period or Post-Civil War as Noted.

DIARIES

 Corp. Phineas Bird, Co. C, 1863/64 Diary; Original diary provided by descendant Carol Mullins to David L. Welch who eviewed, transcribed, illustrated and publishs the diary here, with commentary.

 Christian C. Lobingier Diary, March 1862 through December 1862 contributed by Cam Jordan of City of Fitzerald, GA, where Lobingier settled Post-War

    Pvt. Christian C. Lobingier Diary, March 1862 through December 1862 contributed by Cam Jordan of City of Fitzerald, GA, where Lobingier settled Post-War 

Corp. Phineas Bird, Co. C Diary--August 27, 1861 through January 16, 1863 (Anonymous Contribution) 

Civil War Diary of Daniel Shaner, contributed by descendant Kevin Shaner

Civil War Diary of B.F. Junkin, Co. E by Eric Davis

Civil War Diary of Henderson George, Co. G, Contributed by Bob Luoma

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LETTERS

Lt. Philo P. Rayen of Co. G letters (4) from 1862 to his sister, his war time image, a biographical profile and memorial gravestone dedication information provided by descendant Bill Balint.  Lt. Rayen was killed at 2nd Battle of Bull Run on August 29, 1862 and is presumed to be buried in the Civil War Unknowns Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.   Thanks Bill!

Pvt. William S. Delaney of Co. H letters (3) from 1861, 1862 and 1863 to a "Catherinly" and a 'Sister-in-Law'.   Also two war time images and some biographical information provided by great granddaughter Janis Taberna.  Thank you Janis!

June 11, 1864 letter from Sgt. William Eastlick, Co. G to his family, written in Mount Pleasant Hospital near Washington DC where he was recovering from a gunshot wound to the mouth suffered at Cold Harbor, VA June 2, 1864.   Thanks to descendant Chuck Eastlick for providing this information!

Six letters from Sgt. James McCaskey of Co. C, written shortly prior to his death in the Battle of Secessionville on June 16, 1862.  Letters are from September 1861 through May 1862 and are presented through www.soldierstudies.org.   Thanks to Tammy McConahy for finding these letters on the web!

Letters (176) of Lt. William Taylor, Co. G (Sept 1862 to October 1864) to his wife Jane in "Map" format to follow the travels of the Regiment.  Letters transcribed by Ralph G. Poriss  for the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, published to the web by William W. Moss (1997) and Ellen Strong (1998) through Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)

Letter from Sgt. Benjamin Taylor to Miss Mary Leckey, Lt. Col. David Leckey's wife

Letters of Captain Joseph G. Knox Co. B, contributed by James Cleland, great grandson

Corp. Alexander Adams, Co. A Letters (62) from January 1862 to July 1865-Letters contributed by Roger Pierson, great grandson of Corp. Adams, all rights reserved (thanks to Ms. Sarah Flood of the 100th PA, Company A Living History group for transcribing letters the to the web page starting with the October 20, 1862 letter!)

May 19, 1862 letter to Quartermaster Lt. Jefferson Justice from General Joseph Pannill Taylor disallowing a sale of Pickles! from www. historyforsale.com. Because of it's uniqueness, the asking price for this letter is $1,999.00! 

July 27, 1863 letter to Noah Dean, Sr. father of Isaac Newton Dean, Co. K, who died of illness shortly after the Battle of Vicksburg, MS; letter written by Lt. Richard Craven, Co. K; transcribed and contributed by descendant Chuck Dean

Civil War Letters by Pvt. Robert Doyne Dawson Company D to his sister Rebecca Dawson with Descriptive History (contributed by Pvt. Dawson's granddaughter Ms. Clara Warner)

August 4th, 1864 letter from Pvt. Ethan S. Morehead, Co. K to his brother, Capt. Joseph Morehead describing the Battle of the Crater; from a letter submitted to the Vicksburg Daily Herald, August 16, 1864; contributed by the Old Court House Museum, Vicksburg, Mississippi; transcribed by the webauthor

Three Civil War Letters written by Alexander Heasley, Currently for sale from "War Between the States Memorabilia" (Civil War antiques)

Two Civil War Letters written by Sgt. James Campbell Stevenson, Company E to his little sister Martha Stevenson (contributed by Mimi Fittipaldi, descendant of Sgt. Stevenson and transcribed by the webauthor)

Civil War Letter written by Pvt. James W. Gormley, Co. K describing recent Battle of Fredericksburg and Low Morale of the Union Army (Contributed by Clark Gonzalez, great great grandson of James W. Gormley)

Post-Civil War Letter written by Pvt. Daniel Shaner, Co. E, describing his witnessing of events at the time of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination while serving with the Veteran Reserve Corps.

  A Roundhead in South Carolina, letter by and additional information on Marinus King McDowel

Letter by Capt. J.W. Allen, Co. M to his Father, April 26, 1864, describing the march into the Battle of the Wilderness

Pension Letter written on behalf of "substitute" soldier Cyrus C. Kirling, by Captain Book of Co. E acknowledging his status as a substitute and his honorable wounding while carrying or defending the U.S. colors (contributed by descendant Ruth Curfman)