Biography of Alfred W. Hall, Vol. II, pages 606 / 607.  Presidents, 
Soldiers, Statesmen; H. H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and 
Chicago, 1894.

Alfred W. Hall

Son of John and Sophia (Harper) Hall, deceased, was born in Ashland county, 
O., Dec. 18, 1838 and settled in DeKalb county, Ind., in 1864, having 
married in Ashland county, O., Feb. 22 1866, Eliza Dillier who was born Aug. 
12, 1842 in this county, and who departed this life May 18, 1892; her 
father, Henry Dillier, resides in Ohio, but her mother a Miss Mowrey before 
marriage, is deceased; two children have blessed this union, Orlow T., and 
Myrtie, dec.; Comrade Hall was following his trade as a sawyer, when he 
enlisted at the age of 22, as a private Aug. 31, 1861, at Camp Dennison, O., 
in Bat. D, 1st L. A., 2d Div., 23rd A.C.  Sept., 1862 at the battle of 
Munfordsville, Ky., he was captured by Kirby Smith, was held two days and 
paroled.  In the fall of 1863 he was in hospital at Knoxville, Tenn., 
thirty-five days with rheumatism.  He took part in the battles of Ivy Mt., 
Pittsburg Landing, Munfordsville, Knoxville, Siege of Reseca to Jonesboro 
and was under fire 100 days during that campaign; he was honorably 
discharged Oct. 27, 1864, at Columbus, O., and now receives a pension; his 
maternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary War; he had two brothers 
in the war, Willard and Lansing; the former enlisted in Ia., and was 
killed Feb. 13, 1862, at Fort Donelson, and is buried on the battle field; 
the latter served in 102d O.V. I.  Comrade Hall received his education in 
Ashland county, O.; he belongs to J.C. Carnes Post, 144, is an invalid and 
may be addressed at St. Joe, Ind.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com