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- John Dillon Hall was a Civil War soldier in the Union Army. His name can be found on the Civil War Monument in the center of East Douglas.
John Dillon Hall enlisted Sep 14, 1861, Private, Co. D, 25 Reg't Mass. Infantry at Camp Lincoln at the age of 27 for a period of 3 years.
Appointed Corporal , Jan 2, 1863.
John Dillon Hall reenlisted Jan 2, 1864 at Newport News, VA for a period of 3 years.
He was a man with light brown hair, brown eyes and ligh complexion and stood a height of 5 feet, 5 1/4 inches tall.
On Jun 18, 1864, John Dillon Hall was wounded in action at Petersburg, VA. The Army had listed him as a deserter from furlough, but through three pieces of correspondence, it was discovered that the had no use of one of his legs and probably
never would regain that use. The three pieces of correspondence were written to Dr. McClellan and signed by Dr. Geo. W. Warren, M.D.
John Dillon Hall received an Certificate of Disability Discharge from the Army of the United States on Jul 25, 1865. At that time he was a Corporal under 1st Lieutenant Charles C. Murdock, Co. D of the 25th Reg't of the Mass. Vol.
Pension File for John D. Hall showed he filed for pension on 24 Oct 1865 as invalid, Application No. 93665, Certificate No. 64468. His widow, Mandana, filed 12 Jul 1890, Application No. 430539, Certificate No. 331714 in Massachusetts.
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