Hall Diary

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.

Sgt. John Caskey Hall

Page 17 - August 6 to September 10, 1862

	and about a dozen wounded. we lost 50 men in prisoners belonging to E & B. returned to the Gap that night minus our knapsacks.
" 18th	Moved our camp up on the top of the Mountain distance 3 miles. we called it Camp Reconnaoisance. while here we were surrounded by Kirby Smiths army. Staid here 21 days. had splendid water but difficult to get having to carry it 1/2 mile up a steep hill.
Sept 8th	Decourceys Brigade left their camp at 4 P.M. for Manchester Ky. Marched 12 miles to Camp Patton arriving there about daylight on the 9th and rested until 5 P.M. and then started again marching all night a distance of 20 miles. Stoped at daylight on the 10th and rested until 3 1/2 P.M.