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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 4 - January 16 to January 19, 1862
| Arriving at Halls Gap Early in the Evening and camped here until the morning of the 18th. | |
| " 18th | Resumed our march again this morning and went 11 miles to Waynesburg. it rained very hard all day, and the mud was nearly knee deep which made it very hard marching. we made ourselves as comfortable as possible in houses and barns. the rain continued most of the night |
| " 19th | Resumed our march at 7 oclock A. M. rained very hard for about one hour. roads very bad. March 15 miles and camp on a stony piece of ground 4 miles north of Sommersett. we could hear the Cannonading at the battle of Mill Spring. had very |
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