The Recreated 23rdRegiment of Foot,The Royal Welch Fusiliers in America
Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Long Island, White Plains, New Jersey, Connecticut Coast Raids, Danbury and Ridgefield,
Brandywine, Germantown, Siege of Charleston, Camden, Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown The Fusilier Redoubt
Colonel of The American Battalion
Brigadier Anthony C. Vivian
Regimental Headquarters
Major Kenneth A. Siegel, 27 Grant Street, Needham, Massachusetts 02492 rangerken98@ yahoo.com 781-444-2589
Adjutant: Captain Paul Thomson 4 Saint George Court, Brookeville, MD 20833 paulthomson@ earthlink.net 301-260-8358
Color Ensigns: Second Lieutenant Erik Goldstein, Second Lieutenant Jack Pritchard
Regimental Sjt Major: RSM Ronald Turfitt 43333 Caruth Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75225 rwfrsm@ comcast.net 214-361-9216
Drum Major: DM Thomas Reinhart 1404 Knightsbridge Turn, Crofton, MD 21114 dm23rwf@ hotmail.com 410-451-9768
WEBSITE: www.rwfia.org
THE FUSILIER
Editor: Ken Siegel
Volume XXXVII, # 7 July 2008
1. Regimental Roster, page 2
2. Events planned for 2008 page 3 (new information about Sturbridge and Fort Ligonier, and other new stuff)
3. Future events, page 4 (change in 2009 primary and secondary regimental events)
4. Commander’s Comments, page 5
SECTION 1: Membership Roster of The Royal Welch Fusiliers in America
Colonel of The Regiment: Brigadier Anthony Vivian
Regimental Commander: Major Kenneth A. Siegel Adjutant: Captain Paul Thomson
Color Ensigns: Second Lieutenant Erik Goldstein Second Lieutenant Jack Pritchard
Regimental Serjeant Major: RSM Ron Turfitt Regimental Drum Major: DM Thomas Reinhart
GRENADIER COMPANY
Cpt Paul Thomson
DM Thomas Reinhart
LSjt Shane Reilly
Cpl Doug Demotta
Lcpl Thomas Buhl
Lcpl Alex Ivanchisin
Lcpl David Wilkins
Gr John Conway
Gr Michael Davies
Gr Mike Grillo
Gr Andrew Nedelka
Gr Justin Parker
Gr Kyle Parker
Gr John Pearson
Gr Steve Reilly
Gr Richard Reilly
Gr Jon Eric Spaar
Gr Keith Spaar
Gr Ken Spaar Jr
Gr Stephen Spaar
Rct Sean Beaudette
Rct Nicholas Holder
Rct Ivan Ingraham
Rct Bob Kish
Rct Kenneth E. Spaar jr
Rct Keith Spaar Jr
Rct Daniel Spaar
COL A.C.VIVIAN’S COMPANY
Cpt Geoffrey Morgan
RSM Ronald Turfitt
Sjt Paul Astle
Cpl Rob Price
Cpl David Delucia
Cpl Gregory Urwin
LDr JoeSiegel
Dr Sean Kelly
Fus Jack Ciotti
Fus John Carawford
Fus Bill Difrenza
Fus Dr. Mike Delucia
Fus Daniel Delucia
Fus Nigel Eastwood
Fus Dave Gengo
Fus Erik Goldstein(2Lt RHQ)
Fus John Grasse
Fus Bob Hanley
Fus Mike Miller
Fus Dennis Murphy
Fus Joseph Vigorito
Rct Jason Delucia
Rct Andrew Eberhardt
Rct Jason Grieves
Rct Mike Nesson
Rct Duncan Trussell
Rct Forrest Wilkes
CPT GREY GROVE’S COMPANY
Cpt Tom Pieper
Sjt William Lucas
Fus Ben Beers
Fus Chris Beers
Fus Don Boyer
Fus John Maass
Fus Don Hively
Fus James Coffey
Fus Sean Coffey
Fus James Conrick
Fus Jeff Croft
Fus Charles Young
Rct Michael Harlow
Rct Robert Passero
Rct Scott Rall
Rct Bryan Tate
Rct Ralph White
CPT JOSEPH FERGUSON’S COMPANY
Cpt George Mack
Sjt Jack Pritchard(2Lt RHQ)
Sjt Dave Nighswonger
Cpl Lee Calkins
Cpl John Hayes
LCpl John Pritchard
Musician Drake Nighswonger
Fus David Fleischer
Fusilier Kevin Griffith
Fus Bradley Jones
Fus Jeffrey Lutz
Fus Jason Orton
Fus Claude Overstreet
Fus Mike Quigley
Fus Tom Stein
Rct Chris Chernault
Rct Luke Colby
Rct Josh Godwin
Rct Nathan Isler
Rct Dennis Le May
Rct Arthur Mayhew
Rct Jordan McElroy
Rct Justin Novack
Rct Steve Romero
Rct James Teahan
Rct Sean Weller
MAJOR, CPT DONKIN’S LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY
Cpt Dan Gates
Sjt Steve Raby
Cpl Jamie Parillo
Cpl Jason Simmonds
Fus J.P. Barber
Fus Peter Bond
Fus Chris Cook
Fus Robert Hanley
Fus Ed Miller
Fus Bob Peterson
Fus John Purdy
Fus Rob Rowell
Fus Jim Simmons
Rct Dave Scalzo
PENSIONER’S COY
Major Richard Ford
Cpt Tim Wilson
Sjt Pat Anderson
Surgeon Ray DeMotta
Sjt Bert Reinhart
Cpl Ken Spaar Sr
Fus Ken Barnes
Gr Tom Berg
Fus Jack Claudio
Gr Harold Craig
Fus Sal DeCanio
Fus Karl Fisher
Fus Marshall Jones
Gr Ed Knicley
Fus Chris Malany
Rct Mike Tavouralis
Rct Scott Vall
Gr Ted Volpe
Gr Tom Volpe
Fus John Wright
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Ms. Rebecca Cornell
Mr. Ed Happle
Mr. Mark Domowne
Mr. Alfred Lehman
SECTION 2: 2008 events
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July 12-13, 2008: Fort Laurens, Ohio (BAR event)
(OIC Captain Pieper)
July 26-27, 2008: Fort St. Joseph, Niles, Michigan (BAR event)
(OIC Captain Pieper)
August 2-3, 2008: Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts
(OIC: Major Siegel)
This will be a joint event with the 10th Regiment and other, New England based units at the very nice site of Old Sturbridge Village. We will be able to camp in the historic, reproduced village, and fight several times as well. This is an event recommended for members in New England, up state New York, and not too far away New York and New Jersey. This is a good event in which to do in camp meals and the regiment will support this. In order to plan properly for food we need to know who plans on attending. There will be NO charge for meals at Sturbridge! You get Saturday lunch, Saturday supper, and Sunday ‘brunch’ by way of ‘pay’ for being there. So, expect to be called by your company commander to see who plans on coming.
This is a really nice place to visit even if you were not ‘playing’, and I really recommend this event as a relaxed, enjoyable time. I consider this to be a family friendly show.
I ‘assume’ that finding Sturbridge Village will not be a problem, since it is right next to the junction of Interstates 90 and 84 with signs literally all over the place!
August 16-17: Fort Ligonier, BAR National Encampment, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
(OIC: Captain Pieper)
This year’s BAR national encampment is something our Midwest company and every member of the 23rd who can attend should support. I believe it is important for us to support the BAR this year in as much as those who are BAR members can do so. I am involved in setting up the scenario for this event so I’ll know a lot about the details after my meeting on site there on July 10th. Therefore, details about this event will be published in the August Fusilier. Because I believe the BAR badly needs support if it is to remain a viable organization (yes, things have gotten to that point unfortunately), we will take the unusual, and NOT precedent setting step of making it possible for non-BAR members to attend without having to pay BAR dues. If you want to go but you are not a BAR member, inform your company commander, who will inform me, and it will be ‘arranged’.
I’m expecting to plan a night battle, as in a full scale assault on the fort, with the British defending, at night! This ought to be a lot of fun. The day time activities will be similar to what goes on at UTR. Note that Captain Pieper will command the 23rd at this event. That is because I’ll be the over all British commander. So everything that goes well will be Tom’s fault, and all catastrophes will be mine J.
This is NOT, in my opinion, a family friendly event.
A lot more, as in the entire scenario, and details about meals and camping and parking and oh yeah…directions…will be in the August Fusilier.
August 30-31, 2008: Faire at New Boston, Springfield, Ohio (BAR event)
(OIC Captain Pieper)
September 6-7, 2008: Fort Ticonderoga
(OIC: Captain Gates)
This is a repeat of the always successful and enjoyable event at Fort Ticonderoga. Everyone who goes will ‘play’ light infantry, meaning forage caps for grenadiers and fusiliers, and no hangers or match cases for grenadiers. If you can make this event by all means do so. Meals will be provided and more about that will be forthcoming later this year. I strongly recommend this event to all. Meals in the field will be provided by the Light Infantry Company ladies. Figure on a $5 payment to eat. The specially, constructed ‘French Lines’ that as bunch of us worked on for the French and Indian War event just done are well worth seeing, and using as well, because they’re not going away!
September 20-21, 2008 Army Heritage Fair, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
(OIC Captain Morgan)
October 4, 2008: Chew House, Germantown, Pennsylvania
(OIC Captain Morgan)
October 18-19 2008: Gloucester, Virginia
(OIC: Major Siegel)
The British Brigade and Continental Line, along with the BAR sanctioning the event, are planning a major event right across the river from Yorktown. This will be a regional event for the 23rd. However, the 23rd DID fight in this battle. And furthermore, everyone fielding in a red coat will be playing the part of the 23rd…and further-furthermore I’ve been asked to command all the ‘red coats’ (someone else will have the Loyalists and Germans, and British Brigade commander Mike Grenier will be in over all command of the Crown Forces). Based on information received at the British Brigade meeting this is going to be a fine event and I strongly recommend it to all. There are a lot of details yet to be published, but the www.britishbrigade.org website has lots of good, accurate information about this event. And those who missed seeing me on a horse at Monmouth get to see me demonstrate my equestrian prowess here…not is that an incentive or what????
November 1-2, 2008: Hope Lodge, Pennsylvania
(OIC Captain Thomson)
SECTION 3: 2009 and 2010 Events
April 2009: Battle Road
This will mark the 50th anniversary of the National Park Service’s reconstruction of much of Battle Road. There will be considerable fighting throughout Concord and Lexington (off NPS land). This will be worth attending. We will probably hold our Saint David’s Day dinner concurrent with this event!
May 2009: Jerusalem Mills, Maryland
This has been chosen as one of two, major British Brigade events for 2009. It will be our SECONDARY, regimental event for 2009.
End of June 2009: UTR Williamsburg, Virginia
We will seek to be invited back to Williamsburg in 2009 and I’m sure we will receive an invitation. We should support this event on as large a scale as possible. Williamsburg is indicating that they wish participants to be in the uniform worn in the Southern Campaign. Therefore this event will be a late war uniform event for us.
August 2009: Cooperstown, New York
This will be the second, British Brigade event for 2009, and will be our PRIMARY, regimental event. This is so that our Californians can plan to use summer, vacation time to come east in August.
Columbus Day Weekend, October 2010: Brandywine State Park, Delaware
This has been chosen as a major, British Brigade event in 2010. It will probably be our main, regimental event for 2010..
SECTION 4: Commander’s Comments
The weather for Monmouth this year was the best, as in most bearable, in all the years I’ve been there, going back to the 1978 bicentennial event. That was a very good thing because Saturday’s battle went much too long and our people had to march up a hill too often. Some things went wrong. Yes, this at times happens, but that’s not an excuse, and to those who were there, the issues have been directly and appropriately addressed by the British Brigade and Continental Line commanders.
Specific appreciation and thanks go to Captain Morgan for the intelligent, timely, and decisive way he handled what could have been a real, safety problem. Well done Captain Morgan!
We are midway through our campaign season…scary isn’t it? We still have lots of events to do, and many opportunities to get out and field, camp and fight. With Boone’s behind us, our Californians are on their own in the far, west for the rest of this year. Grey Groves Company has a bunch of Midwest events scheduled. And in the east we have much to choose from. So by all means choose…early and often and come out to support the regiment and enjoy the good times.
Take a look at the plans for next year and 2010. Think about how to plan for vacations and/or time off in order to make the major events listed. It’s a lot easier to attend when things are planned well in advance.
I am very gratified at the high degree of interest and enthusiasm for our coming, late war uniform. My intent is to seek an invitation to next year’s Under The Redcoat event at Williamsburg where they now want units to come in the late war kit. Since I’m sure Lieutenant Goldstein will obtain the invitation for us, that definitely places a time span on our making the new coveralls and hats available. So, company commanders, do expect me to be more of a pain in the ass than I normally am regarding getting those who want to do the late war impression ready to do so.
Ich Dien
Ken