 |
| Soldier's Profile Home Page | Return to 16th OVI Home Page |
|
| Personal | |||||
| birthdate: | September 21, 1842 | place: | Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio | ||
| father: | David Hall | birthdate: | . | place: | . |
| mother: | Maria Caskey | birthdate: | . | place: | . |
| pre-war occupation: | . | place: | . | ||
| post-war occupation: | coal business | place: | Wooster, Ohio | ||
| married: | October 21, 1874 | to: | Lavinnie Eicher | place: | . |
| children: | Glenn | . | Elsie Dale | . | Robert |
| Lavinnie dies, 1897 | |||||
| married: | November, 1898 | to: | Susan Livingston | place: | . |
| died: | March 29, 1907 | place: | Wooster, Ohio | cause of death: | complications of diseases |
| Military Career | |||||
| entered 90-day service: | April 22, 1861 (?) | . | Company ? | ||
| entered 3-year service: | September 10, 1861 (?) | private | Company C | ||
| promoted: | January 1, 1862 | Corporal | Company C | ||
| promoted: | June 1, 1863 | Third Corporal | Company C | ||
| promoted: | September 1, 1863 | Sergeant | Company C | ||
| discharged: | October 31, 1864 | mustered out with regiment | |||
| re-enlistment: | February 28, 1865 | Private | 102d OVI, Company H | ||
| promoted: | May 1, 1865 | Corporal | Company H | ||
| discharged: | July 12, 1865 | Huntsville, Alabama |
Additional Details
December 27-29, 1862, John and the regiment were involved in the unsuccessful charge at Chickasaw Bayou.
May 16-17, 1863, involved in the approach battles to Vicksburg at Champion's Hill and Big Black River bridge.
May 19, 1863, John received a concussion in the first charge at Vicksburg.
June 13, 1864, while at parade John suffers a severe cut to his right ankle and foot.
In a brief biography, John mentions among his army experiences that he is involved in the "He was one of the ten men detailed to shoot the bushwacker, Lieutenant Robertson". Additional details on the nature of this event are not known.
October 21, 1874, married Lavinnie Eicher, who is a sister of Joseph Eicher, another member of Company "C", 16th OVI. Lavinnie died in 1897, and John remarries Susan Livingston in November of 1898.
John Hall lived on West Liberty Road (now Route 30), near Wooster, and had a coal business in the area behind the house.
John applied for a pension on June 4, 1898, claiming that on June 13, 1864, his right foot and ankle were injured at Morganza Bend, Louisiana. In the Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, on February 2, 1898, he claims that while going to school, he slipped and fell and injured his right ankle and he could do no duty after this time.
March 29, 1907, John died due to a complication of diseases from which he had suffered for about a year, but always bearing his suffering in a quiet manner and did not complain. Family stories have him suffering from severe arthritis.
Details originated by H. Arlan Heiser