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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 27 - October 29 to November 16, 1862
| when the long roll beat. it was a false alarm. | |
| " 29th | Marched at 6 A.M. and went 10 miles where we found the ballance of the force under Genl Cox. |
| " 30th | Resumed our march at 6 1/2 A.M. arrived at Charleston at 3 P.M. found it a very nice place on the Kanawha at the mouth of Elk river. Staid here until the 10th Nov |
| Nov 10th | Left Charleston at 6 A.M. and went 17 miles to Polka |
| " 11th | Marched 17 miles to Buffalo |
| " 12th | Marched 20 miles to Ohio river |
| " 13th | Embarked on board the Key West No. 3 and Fannie Me Burnie and proceeded down the river. in the afternoon we got four months pay. arrived at Covington Ky at dark on the 14th and lay over until 2 P.M. of the |
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