Hannah Johnson was afraid that her son might be captured and sold into slavery.
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What was Hannah Johnson afraid might happen to her son that almost kept her from letting him go to war?
She was afraid he would be captured and sold into slavery.
She was afraid he would be killed in battle.
She was afraid he would be forced to fight for the South.
“My son fought at Fort Wagner but thank God he was not taken prisoner, as many were. I thought of this thing before I let my boy go but then they said Mr. Lincoln will never let them sell our colored soldiers for slaves, if they do he will get them back quick, he will retaliate and stop it.”
—Hannah Johnson
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