title: The Noblest: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry
author: George Hopkins
description: The Noblest Writers from the left - sitting: Evelyn Palomba, Carolyn Clark, Jean Roland; standing: George Hopkins, John Foxell, Ray Coco, Albert Balossi. The Noble Maritime Collection is a museum and study center dedicated to preserving and interpreting the work of the distinguished marine artist, John A. Noble (1913-1983). Its mission is to continue Noble's legacy of celebrating the people and traditions of the working waterfront of New York Harbor; to preserve and interpret the history of Sailors' Snug Harbor; and to operate a maritime study center inspired by John A. Noble and the mariners of Sailors' Snug Harbor. Since 2004, the Noble Maritime Collection has hosted creative writing workshops, and The Noblest is a collection of stories growing out of some of these workshops.
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  ![hopkins](../Images/www.gutenberg.org%40files%4033286%4033286-h%40images%40illus001.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  LUTHER W. HOPKINS.  
  
  
  Taken from an old daguerreotype in 1861, before entering the army.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # FROM BULL RUN  
  
  
  TO APPOMATTOX
  
  
  
  
  
  ### A BOY'S VIEW
  
  
  
  
  
  ##### BY
  
  
  
  
  
  ### L.W. HOPKINS
  
  
  
  
  
  #### OF GENL. J.E.B. STUART'S CAVALRY
  
  
  
  
  
  ##### 6th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A.
  
  
  
  
  
  PRESS OF  
  
  
  Fleet-McGinley Co.  
  
  
  BALTIMORE
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright, 1908  
  
  
  By L.W. HOPKINS  
  
  
  Baltimore
  
  
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  ## PREFACE
  
  
  
  
  
  **_"Life is the mirror of the king and slave,  
  
  
  'Tis just what you are and do.  
  
  
  Then give to the world the best you have,  
  
  
  And the best will come back to you."  
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  I never thought that I should be guilty of writing a book. I did not, however,
  do this with malice aforethought. My son is responsible for whatever sin I may
  have committed in presenting this to the public. He and I have been good
  friends ever since we became acquainted, and he has always insis