Bristol, Tenn. – Casper KNOBLE, 75, a Civil War veteran, is dead at the Soldier’s Home at Johnson City, Tenn.  He enlisted in the Federal Army at Cincinnati O., February 3, 1863, and served through the war.  KNOBLE had the distinction of having captured Jefferson DAVIS president of the Southern confederacy, and for this act a medal was conferred upon him by Congress.

The Broad ax. (Salt Lake City, Utah), 05 April 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/1919-04-05/ed-1/seq-6/>