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Diary of John Caskey Hall
Sergeant, Company C
September 10, 1861 to April 8, 1864
Sergeant, Company C
September 10, 1861 to April 8, 1864
Web Author's Notes:
Website contributor H. Arlan Heiser provided images of the diary kept by his great grandfather Sgt. John Caskey Hall, Co. C. Along with many other contributions from Mr. Heiser, this website is extremely grateful to him for sharing his ancestor's diary, giving us another glimpse into the activities of the 16th Ohio and the people and times of the Civil War.
Website contributor H. Arlan Heiser provided images of the diary kept by his great grandfather Sgt. John Caskey Hall, Co. C. Along with many other contributions from Mr. Heiser, this website is extremely grateful to him for sharing his ancestor's diary, giving us another glimpse into the activities of the 16th Ohio and the people and times of the Civil War.
Sgt. John Caskey Hall
Page 14 - June 17 to June 27, 1862
| big creek Gap. joined us on the 17th. | |
| " 18th | Marched at 2 Oclock A.M. and arrived at Cumberland Gap at dark marching 21 miles. found the place evacuated and everything destroyed. we marched up into their works and fired a national salute. we camped on a knoll nearby until the 27th. while here we visited a cave on the Virginia side of the mountain. the Scenery inside the cave was magnifficent. |
| " 27th | Marched over the mountain and went into camp on the left of the road at the foot of the mountains which was called Camp Virginia. we had first rate water running along side of hte camp coming from springs up in the mountain. |
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