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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 31 - December 28 to December 29, 1862
| opened on the Enemy who were posted in a strip of woods about 800 yrds in front of us. but their few of their bullets reach us but by the looks of things near their position I think we made a good many rebs bite the dust. an incesent fire was kept up all the forenoon. the regts relieving one another. In the afternoon we charged into the woods driving the rebs to their stronghold on the Bluffs. the roar of muskets and artilery was deafening. the fight was kept up until after dark. we lay in the field to night | |
| " 29th | The morning passed off with little artilery firing. About 10 A.M. a charge was ordered to be made |
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