This was originally published in a Scotsboro newspaper. Submitted by Virginia Miller, a descendant of William Hall.
January 11, 1938
In Memory
In memory of my dad William H Hall Who past away at his home Dec.24, 1937 He was born in the 50’s Served as a drummer boy in the union army 1865 while station at Larkinville, was married twice three children by his first wife two boys, one girl and ten children by His last wife, eight girls and two boys, has 59 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He leave no brothers or sisters, he was the last one of the children of late Joseph Hall and Melinda Wininger Hall.
Gone from us on earth to that happy land above, Where There’s no storms, no snow nor rain. Where there is no heartaches or worrtoil-but that land of sunshine the land of that of mighty Love. Someday we will meet you in that land beyond the blue, in that land of peace and there is no aches and pain, on this earth you face we’ll see no more, but on that shore. The Lord saw best take you from us, to the home beyond the blue. Though we are lonesome and sad, but all laugh and fun here on earth we had, we will remember you.
Your son
John Hall
Service records compiled by Glenda Todd and used with her permission. This and other information about the history of the First and the men who fought with the unit
can be found in her book, First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism.