Civil War-era Newspaper
Clippings Scrapbook
This newspaper
clippings scrapbook was sold on eBay to Roundhead descendant Tami McConahy in
November of 2000. It is an incredible volume of period newspaper articles
that originate from the New Castle Area in Lawrence County, PA. The
original owner of the scrapbook is unknown, but the web author presumes it was
likely a mother and father of a Civil War soldier of the 100th PA based on the
majority of articles pertaining to that regiment. Tami has graciously
transcribed articles pertinent to the 100th PVI, for
inclusion into the 100th Pennsylvania Website!
Early war letters to editor:
June 15, 1861 by Capt. Leasure and June 20, 1861 partial letter (likely also by
Capt. Leasure)
Pages 1 and 6 of the Scrapbook
includes pre-war rosters of Company A, Lawrence Guards and Company E, Capt.
Bentley's Company
Page 7 of the Scrapbook
includes correspondence written from U.S. Naval Academy in October of 1861,
prior to the Roundheads heading off to War in South Carolina--no listed author
but presumed to be Col. Leasure.
Page 8 of the Scrapbook includes a
war-time obituary and letter of James McMillen and a Nov. 31, 1861 letter from
Chaplain Robert Audley Browne to the editor.
Page 10: Wartime Poem by
John McKee, Company C to his father T.J. McKee
Page 11 and 12:
Wartime Obituary/Death Announcements of Mr. William Semple, Robert Reynolds;
Rev. R.A. Browne's account of the Battle of Port Royal, January 1, 1862; Dec. 18
1861 letter from Samuel J. Book, Co. E to a friend.
Page 21: Roundhead Camp
Song No. 2, "The Banner of the Free" by James B. Marsh, Air-Old Pine Tree
Pages 24 and 25: Roll of
Company H, Muster Roll of Company C
Page 29 and 30: Death
Announcement of Robert Reynolds; Company B Roster, M.M. Dawson; Return of Rev.
Brown; Lieut. Banks and Philander Duff Death Announcements
Pages 32 and 34: April 13,
1862 correspondence by Roundhead J.S.G.; Poem by C.E. Lutton;
Page 35: Battle Account of
the June 4, 1862 Battle of Secessionville as printed in New Castle Courant
Newspaper, June 17, 1862; Death Announcement of William S. Gilgore, Co. G.
Page 37: Death Announcement
of Robert Pearson who was a former patient of Dr. (Col.) Daniel Leasure, the
100th PVI Commander. Pearson was shot in the head and killed instantly at
the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh) serving with another regiment; Account
of the Sinking of the West Point Steamer with Numerous Roundheads Lost and
Saved.
Pages 38 and 39:
Battle Account of the June 4, 1862 Battle of Secessionville as printed in New
Castle Courant Newspaper, June 28, 1862; Wartime letter from John McKee to his
parents, April 27, 1862; Letters from Capt. James Cline, Co. F to Col. Leasure
including an account of being taken prisoner in the Port Royal, SC area;
Page 41: Another account of the
Potomac River collision of the steamers West Point and Peabody; Reports on the
2nd Battle of Bull Run; Sept. 1, 1862 letter to the mother of soldier Lt. E. J.
Spence from a civilian caregiver regarding Spence's wounding at Bull Run and the
subsequent death announcement; announcement of New Castle area physicians going
to the battlefield of Bull Run to render assistance to the wounded.
Page 43 and 44: Rev. R.
Audley Browne's May 1862 visit and report to New Castle newspaper regarding
activities in South Carolina; Sept. 6, 1862 letter from Thomas McKee to his
parents, Battle account of the Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) from Rev. R. Audley
Browne; Death Announcement--Lt. David McCreary; Letter from Capt. D.M. Cubbison
to his father June 25, 1862.
Page 48: Death Announcement of
Capt. Vangorder; brief acknowledgement of a letter recieved by Sgt. Robert F.
Moffat, a prisoner held in South Carolina with Capt. Cline's Company (F)
Page 50: Early war--1862?
editorial about goings-on in New Castle regarding the Civil War
Pages 53 and 55: Summary
of letter by Col. Leasure regarding Battles of Bull Run and Ox Hill (Chantilly);
Death announcement of James A. Henry, Co. B; Summary of the Battle on Charleston
(Secessionville), published June 16, 1862; Rev. R. Audley Browne summary of the
wounded and killed in S. Carolina from the Battle of Secessionville; Death
Announcements of J. Calvin Sampson, Co. F and Alex Gordon, Co. K
Page 64: Official Report of Col
Leasure, Commanding 1st Brigade, Stevens Division, 9th Army Corps, from Bull Run
Aug. 29, 1862; Official Reports of Lt. Col. David Leckey, commanding 100th PVI
from South Mountain and Antietam, MD; 100th PVI casualty list for Battles of
Bull Run (2nd) VA, Chantilly (Ox Hill) VA and South Mountain, MD; Sept. 5, 1862
letter from Rev. Browne to his wife; Sept. 5, 1862, account of wounded from J.S.
Taggert; Sept. 6, 1862 death announcement of John F. Clark by Roundhead with
initial S.J.C.; Aug. 18, 1862 death announcement of William R. Somers, who died
of his wounds suffered in Secessionville battle two months earlier; letter from
Rev. Browne
Page 69: Portion of letter of
Capt. James Cline, Co. F, regarding his Confederate prison ordeal in 1862.
Page 78: Death announcement of
James S. VanGorder; Announcement of King McDowell's wound healing and arriving
home; Page 84: Death announcement of Marcus Shaw; letter from J.C.G. (possibly
Joseph C. Gormley) dated January 30, 1863 to his uncle; Page 90: More casualty
lists from the Battles of Secessionville, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly and South
Mountain
Page 94: The Bible on the
Battle-field, by Mrs. J.H. Hanaford--commentary and poem; Page 110: Death
announcement of Capt. Dawson from Battles in front of Petersburg, VA (Mine
Explosion or Crater); Page 112: casualty lists of the100th PVI after the
Battle of the Crater
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