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Author
Publisher
Christopher Pub. House
Language
English
Description
This is an exciting story about a little known incident in the Civil War that took place in October 1864, when a small band of young Confederate soldiers, led by a gallant young rebel theology student from Kentucky named Bennett Young, crossed the border from Canada and settled in Vermont. There they proceeded to launch a surprise attack on St. Albans, Vermont, robbing and burning the small town in an attempt to strike terror into defenseless civilians...
Author
Series
Joe Gunther mysteries volume 16
Language
English
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Description
Intrepid detective Joe Gunther and the overworked Vermont Bureau of Investigation team is pushed to the limit by a string of serial arsons across the Green Mountain State that has culminated in a shocking series of murders.
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The history of the Confederate raid on St. Albans, Vermont"--
"In October 1864, approximately twenty-one Rebel soldiers took over St. Albans, Vermont, proclaiming that it was now under Confederate government control. This northernmost land action of the Civil War ignited wartime fear and anger in every Northern state. The raiders fired on townspeople as they stole horses and robbed the local banks. St. Albans men organized under recently discharged...
Author
Series
Vermont Historical Society. Proceedings volume 1876
Publisher
Messenger Printing Works
Pub. Date
1876
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Tamarac Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"The story of the St. Albans Raid has been told many times in books and articles, but this telling deals with the remarkable story of the short but action-filled military career of the raid's leader, Bennett Henderson Young ... In this fictionalized version of the historical event, some incidents, characters, and dialogue have been created for dramatic effect" -- Back cover.
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