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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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odies taken up and removed to theNational Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia. I knew this would be a disappointment to MissHubbard as she had cared for our boys for manyyears; but the will of the Government was strongerthan the wish of this lone woman—so the bodieswere removed. Feeling that Miss Hubbard shouldbe recognized for her sacrifice and heroic act, Iwrote to the Governor of Maine, and asked hisassistance. Governor Cobb immediately entered in-to ray plan of having the Legislature take hold of thematter. When it convened in the following January,lie brought the matter before his Council, and theytmanimously agreed to recommend an act publiclythanking Miss Hubbard for her patriotic service; thesame, after its passage, was engrossed on parchmentand sent to Anderson, with the united thanks of theLegislature. RESOLUTIONS OF MAINE LEGISLATURE. State of Maine. In Council, Feb. 8, 1905. The Standing Committee on Military Affairs to which was referred certain correspondence relating to the
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MISS LENOKA C. HUBBARD lie patriotic s-outlierii woiiiau who tor forty years deco-rated and cared tor the graves ot soldiersof First Maiue Battalion. A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR 83 care of burial places of Maine soldiers at Aikderson, South Carolina. Report, that an examination of the evidence athand discloses the fact that at Anderson, SouthCarolina, the graves of certain Union soldiers, someof whom were from this state, have, until recentaction by the federal authorities, through inadvert-ence or mistake, been completely overlooked andneglected, so that they might have suffered oblitera-tion but for the generous and patriotic action of asouthern woman. Miss Lenora C. Hubbard, Presidentof the Anderson Memorial Association. We find that Miss Hubbard has at her own expenseand actuated only by motives of Christianity andbroad-minded patriotism, for many years kept themounds of these graves in a respectable condition, sothat they might be identified by their friends, and oneach succeeding M

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