"Confederates Attack Vermont!!" Topic
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Ammianus | 19 Oct 2014 4:59 a.m. PST |
The History Press' series of Civil War Sesquicentennial monographs; generally slim volumes under two hundred pages, are a great boon (IMO) for educating the general reader on the ACW's events, great and small. I remember as a teen being shocked to discover that Confederates had raided as far north as Vermont! If you're unfamiliar with this rebel escapade, see: "The St. Albans Raid: Confederate Attack on Vermont" (Civil War Sesquicentennial) by Michelle Arnosky Sherburne |
Nashville | 19 Oct 2014 5:28 a.m. PST |
When the Rebels Invaded Vermont The St. Albans Raid was the northernmost Confederate attack on the Union. link |
RebelPaul | 19 Oct 2014 11:05 a.m. PST |
As a raid, it didn't amount to much. As I remember from a presentation I saw years ago on it, it was an overcast misty day, resulting in a lot of gun misfires. The rebels also just missed on capturing several thousand in gold coins. |
Bobgnar | 19 Oct 2014 11:36 a.m. PST |
One of my favorite movies about the ACW, when I was a kid. Always thought it would make a good war game imdb.com/title/tt0047388
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wminsing | 20 Oct 2014 6:52 a.m. PST |
Though 'raiding' that far north isn't quite accurate. The Confederates came in from Canada! ;) -Will |
bobspruster | 20 Oct 2014 7:17 a.m. PST |
Even closer to my home was the "Caleb Cushing affair": a Confederate raider, or blockade runner, in Portland harbor (Maine). Bob |
Dan Cyr | 20 Oct 2014 10:40 a.m. PST |
It was a bank robbery out of Canada. Hardly a raid. Dan |
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