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Identifier: swordofhonorstor02john (find matches)
Title: The sword of honor; a story of the civil war
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson, Hannibal Augustus, 1841-
Subjects: Maine infantry. 3d regt. 1801-1869 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons
Publisher: Hallowell, Me., Register printing house
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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which j^ou sent my baby boy,Berry Hill Mobley, Jr., will always be cherished inloving memory of the two true n^en who inspired the gift. Yours in love and gratitude, LILA MOBLEY. The State, a paper printed in Columbia, on March28, present year, had the following: THE BLUE AND THE GRAY Taken from a Northerner in Memory of a Southern Friend. Berry Hill Mobley, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Mobley of this city, has recently received a beautiful loving cup from Mr. Hannibal A. Johnson of Worcester Mass., a friend of Captain J. C. B. Smith, the grandfather of the infant. The cup bears this significant and appropriate in-scription : October 24, 1902, Berry Hill Mobley, Jr.From his grandfathers friend, LieutenantH. A. Johnson, Worcester, Mass. Met asenemies May 5, 1864, at Battle of theWilderness; as friends May 27, 1875, and . J? ever after. Lieutenant Hannibal A. Johnson, Company B,Third Maine Infantry, was captured at the Battle ofthe Wilderness, May 5, 1864, by the late Captain J.
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BERRY IIII.L MOBLEV, JR.Grandson of (apt. .1. (. B. Smith. A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR 77 C. B. Smith of this city. On that occasion thevaliant Lieutenant Johnson refused to surrender toCaptain Smith. Whereupon the crack shot ofCaptain Smiths company leveled his gun onLieutenant Johnson to shoot him, but Captain Smithinterfered because of the northerners unusualbravery, and finally persuaded him to surrender. singularly, Lieutenant Johnson was imprisoned inColumbia, Captain Smiths native town. He escapedfrom the Confederate prison and after many thrillingexperiences rejoined the Union army. In May, 1875, Captain Smith returned to LieutenantJohnson his sword, a very valuable one, on whichtwenty-two battles were engraved. The loving cupivS an appropriate reminder of the tender regard inwhich Lieutenant Johnson holds Captain Smithsmemory. Possibly some of my readers may criticise my faithin my Confederate friends. To them let me say thatwhen Robert E. Lees veterans stacked their musketsat A

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  • booksubject:Maine_infantry__3d_regt__1801_1869
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  • bookpublisher:Hallowell__Me___Register_printing_house
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
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