Extracted by: Johnnie L.T.N. Potter
John H. Hogan was a Captain in Company G, 1st Alabama Cavalry USA. He enlisted August 6, 1864 in Marietta, Georgia for 3 years and mustered in November 12, 1864 in Chattanooga, Tennessee at age 28. On August 6, 1864, he was shown as being on detached service in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In the War of the Rebellion, Series 1-Vol. XLIX - Part 1 - Reports; pages 572-73, it states the following:
June 9, 1965 - Explosion of ordnance building at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Report of Bvt. Brig. Charles H. Grosvenor, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry.
Chattanooga, June 9, 1865
A disastrous explosion took place to day at about 1:30 p.m. The old brick ordnance building blew up by fire from a locomotive on the track adjoining. The fire spread and burned the two lower warehouses filled with forage. We saved the third warehouse filled with commissary, but had to remove nearly all the stores. At one time over 100 feet of the house was burning at once, and the military bridge was in momentary danger, but saved. The loss to Government will reach $150,000 and at least ten men killed and wounded of the One hundred and eight-sixth Ohio. One warehouse had 8,000 bales of hay. The murderous charge of gross neglect of duty made by officers and men against Captain Hogan, ordnance officer, as also the fact that he was not to be found after the first explosion, has induced me to arrest him. If half the report is true, he is a great criminal. the whole matter should be thoroughly investigated. I will make a more full report by mail to-morrow. The new ordnance depot was only saved by great labor and courage.
C.H. Grosvenor,
Brevet Brigadier-General, Commanding
Brigadier-General Whipple
Chief of Staff
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.