Memoirs of the Civil War: Between the Northern and Southern Sections of the United States of America 1861 to 1865

Introduction

Introduction The intention of these memoirs is to furnish my children and their descendants , in printed form, an account of the experience of the writer during the War waged from 1861 to 1865 by the Northern States of the Union against the Government set up by the Southern States, in order to force the latter to return to the Union. During its existence, the group of Southern States took the name of the Confederate States of America. My Great Grandfather was a Lieutenant serving with the Barrens in the Navy of the Colony of Virginia during the RevolutionaryWar of 1776 and his son, my paternal Grandfather, served with the Militia in the war with England in 1812,both were named George Chamberlaine. Having often wished they had left an account of their experiences in the Service, I determined that if my descendants had a desire to know something of my Experience in the War of 1861 to 1865, they would have it in permanent form. I have now reached a ripe old age, but my memory of the events related is clear, and I have a few contemporaries left, who served in the same Army and perhaps some of them may take an interest in reading this account of scenes familiar to themselves. If they find the personal pronoun used very often, they should remember that this is a statement of my personal recollections and excuse its frequent use. The Author ...