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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 47 - November 8 to November 30, 1863
| off until noon. we all go into waggons and arrived at Franklin at 10 A.M. of the 9th and got on board steamers and came down to Berwick where we staid until the 13th. while here the 1st & 2nd Brigad went via the Gulf to Texas. | |
| " 13th | Crossed the bay to Brashear City where we staid until the 22nd. part of the Brig went to Plaquemmine on the Mississippi River. |
| " 22nd | Took the cars and went to Algiers. Our Paroled Prisoners joined us. |
| " 25th | Got on board Steam Ship St. Mary and started for Texas. arrived off Pass Cavallo on the evening of the 27th. hard storm on 26th, 27th & 28th. on the 29th went down to Aransas Gap. |
| " 30th | landed three companies of 69th Ind. and then got orders to return to Pass Cavallo the rebs having evacuated |
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