In 1873, a traveler aboard a boat in New York met a man, J.W. Bean, from New Hampshire and talked about the Civil War. The traveler knew Col, Charles Tew and mentioned the story of Tew;s father going to Dry Totugas near Key West while looking for the sword.
Bean had been at the Battle of Antietam and had come across Col. Tew's body. he had the silver cup and then returned it to Tew's family.
That cup was given by Caroline Sloan's mother to her son, Charles Courtenay Sloan. She said she had polished it as the family intends to make the trip to the Citadel to loan it for a year. She kind of thinks her son will eventually loan it to the school on a permanent basis.
--A great Story. --Old Secesh
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