# John A. B. C. Smith — Short Fiction character guide

> John A. B. C. Smith in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** General Smith, General John A. B. C., John A. B. C., Smith, John, Brigadier-General John A. B. C. Smith

**First appearance:** 0024-the-man-that-was-used-up

## Who they are

War hero revealed to be entirely composed of prosthetics.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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John A. B. C. Smith is a mysterious, mechanically enhanced man whom the narrator encounters and gradually discovers the truth about.

## In the story

### [The Man That Was Used Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-man-that-was-used-up)

A celebrated war hero whose body is entirely composed of prosthetics, assembled daily by his valet.

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