| Previous Diary Page | Hall Diary Index | Soldier's Profile of John C. Hall | 16th OVI Home Page | Next Diary Page |
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 22 - October 1 to October 2, 1862
| on the morning of the 2nd. when within 3/4 of a mile of Grayson we was all very tired and lay down in the road where we halted and slept soundly until daylight. | |
| " 2nd | Were roused up this morning stiff, sore and hungry and expecting to have a fight in an hour or so with Humphrey Marshals force, but the rebs had fled during the night. So we marched through town and camped in a nice meadow near town where we rested until 4 P.M. we grated corn and baked cakes enough to last us to the Ohio River.
We started at 4 P.M. and marched 12 miles camping near Old Town arriving there at 12 Oclock that night. tiresome marching |
| Previous Diary Page | Hall Diary Index | Soldier's Profile of John C. Hall | 16th OVI Home Page | Next Diary Page |