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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 33 - December 29 to December 30, 1862
| wounded. other regiments that went over the bayou lost pretty heavily also. a terriffic fire was kept up until dark by the artilery and Infantry. Union loss pretty heavy. Our Brig. went back 3/4 of a mile from our positions in the woods and lay over night in a cornfield. it rained very hard all night and we all got pretty wet. a great many of the boys took colds from which they never recovered. Our repulse here had a bad effect on all the troops of the corps. | |
| " 30th | Everything quiet to day except now and then a shot from the pickets. we moved to the front again to day. the rest of the Brigade are building breastworks |
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