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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 2 - November 27 to December 18, 1861
November
| 27th | Reg't left Camp Tiffin and went by Rail Road to Camp Dennison 12 miles north of Cincinnatti and 210 from Wooster. We were quartered in unfinished barracks which owing to the dampness of the weather caused some sickness in the regt. The Organization of the regt was Completed wihle here. staid at this place 17 days. |
| Dec 14th | Regt drew French rifles with Sabre bayonets |
| " 17th | Took cars this morning and went by the way of Cincinnatti to Lexington Ky. distance 102 miles . we were necessarily detained a few hours at Covington. Arrived at Lexington early on the morning of the 18th and marched out ot the trotting course where we went into Camp. the ground was very level and |
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