Civil War Diary of Chauncey N. Brown: Company M 3Rd Regiment N. Y. Volunteer Lt. Artillery 1864-1865

By Chauncey N. Brown

This is a simple record of a union soldier who volunteered to fight in the War between the States. It is not about tactics or strategy but about daily movements and simple camp life, a man from Syracuse, New York, doing his duty and fighting for a cause.

• Language: English
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• Release date: Oct 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514413098

Chauncey N. Brown

Chauncey Brown, Company M, Third Regiment New York Light Artillery Volunteers, was enrolled on the first day of December 1861, at Union Mills, New York, for three years and is reported (as Pvt.) "present" on rolls from enlistment to include November and December '63. (His name does not appear among absentees from any cause on Battery Returns for 1862. The Battery was stationed at Fort Corcoran, Virginia, in February 1862 and in North Carolina the remainder of 1862). Reenlisted as a veteran volunteer, December 31, 1863, "absent" on furlough since February 13, 1864 on roll January and February 1864, "Present" (as Corpl) on rolls May and June 1864 to include March and April 1865. (Roll for March and April 1864 is not on file. Not among absentees on Battery Return for April 1864. Battery was stationed April 30, 1864, at Yorktown, Virginia). Mustered out with Battery, June 26, 1865 (as corporal). His name appears on all Muster Rolls of Battery as Chauncey n. Brown. The records of this office furnish no evidence of alleged injuries. Regt. Hosp. Records shows him, May 11, 1862, admitted to hospital, disease, remittent fever, May 23, 1862, returned to duty.

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Contents

1864

1865

THE CIVIL WAR DIARY

OF

CHAUNCEY N. BROWN

1864

Wilson’s Landing on South Bank James. In the field near Petersburg, Virginia. In rear in camp.

Jan. 1st, 1864 at Portsmouth, Va.

Reenlisted for three years or during the war. Weather very pleasant.

Jan. 2nd

The reenlistment continued in this Battery and other regiments all excitement. Weather warm and pleasant.

Jan. 3rd

Doing park guard duty. Windy and cold. Wind northerly.

Jan. 4th/64

Police duty. More pleasant wind; south south-east. Towards night wind changed more cold and wind northerly.

Jan. 5th

Enlistment continues brisk in our battery. Weather dull. Wind northerly.

Jan. 6th

Weather continues dull and unpleasant. Not so with enlistments.

Jan. 7th

Guard duty. Weather dull. Slight mist. Wind northerly.

Jan. 8th

On police duty. Weather dull.

Jan. 9th

Clear and pleasant. Wind northerly.

Jan. 10th

Fair again. Wind Easterly.

Jan. 11th

Weather continues fair with some appearances of storm toward night.

Jan. 12th

Guard duty in stable. Very dull weather and rainy day.

Jan. 13th

Continues dull and rainy. On work detail getting out timber for the Capt’s. quarters.

Jan. 14th

Quite a slip of snow. Soon melts off.

Jan. 15th/64

Continue to work building quarters for winter. Expecting our furloughs.

Jan. 16th/64

Received our discharge papers by reason of reenlistment. Stormy.

Jan. 17th/64

Cleared up some today. Everyday occurences.

Jan. 18th

All quiet on this one section. On picket at Bowers Hill.

Jan. 19th

On picket duty yet. Pleasant. Right section out.

Jan. 20th/64

On picket duty. Nothing unusual.

Jan. 21st

Left relieves right tomorrow.

Jan. 22nd

Left section relieves right section. Pleasant weather.

Jan. 23rd/64

On picket duty. Afternoon rainy and wind.

Jan. 24th/64

On picket duty. More pleasant this morning.

Jan. 25th

On picket duty. Pleasant weather.

Jan. 26th

On picket duty.

Jan. 27th

On picket duty. Center relieves us tomorrow. We was relieved from picket by the 4th W.V. reg..

Jan. 28th

All the reenlisted sent to Norfolk to be mustered out and in the North’s service.

Jan. 29th

Received our discharge papers by reason of reenlistment. Also to work building winter quarters.

Jan. 30th

Ordered to give back our discharge papers. Commenced building the Capt’s house out of cypress timber.

Jan. 31st

Talk of going home on reenlisted furlough. To work building Capt’s quarters. Very cold nights and warm days.

Feb. 1

Capt. Johnny Howell throwed from his horse in front of the Gettys Station depot completely besmirched with mud.

Feb. 2nd/64

Today is the hottest day that has been this winter. Sam (?) Beardsley brought me a supper to Barnes Saloon. To work to day.

Feb. 3rd

Warm again today. To work again on the Captain’s quarters. Is muddy under foot.

Feb. 4th

Today I stopped to a Virginia planter’s plantation and seeing a large number of hogs butchered hanging up and being a great favorite of fresh pork I inquired if he would sell me some to which he replied