Signature of Robert I Hogue and apology for writing on church wall

Title

Signature of Robert I Hogue and apology for writing on church wall

Subject

Corporal Robert I Hogue, 8th Ohio Cavalry (previously 44th Ohio Infantry)

Description

"Corporal R I Hogue, Company [?] 8th O.V.C. Who ever shall read this wall, please remember me in prayers and excuse me for writing this in the house of God, for I should not of written on these walls had it not of been all marked up. June the 27th 1864"

Source

Morgan Chapel

Relation

Pension record: invalid pension 1889 (in Kansas)

Citation

“Signature of Robert I Hogue and apology for writing on church wall,” Graffiti Soldiers, accessed October 21, 2026, https://drstephenrobertson.com/Graffiti_Soldiers/items/show/1074.