Bibliograph

The St. Albans Raid, Confederate attack on Vermont, Michelle Arnosky Sherburne

Type

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The St. Albans Raid, Confederate attack on Vermont, Michelle Arnosky Sherburne

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The St. Albans Raid

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Michelle Arnosky Sherburne

Series statement

Civil War sesquicentennial series

Sub title

Confederate attack on Vermont

Summary

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 Union captain George Conger, F. Stewart Stranahan and John W. Newton to chase the Rebels out of town. The complex network of the Confederate Secret Service was entangled with the raid and conspired to unravel the North throughout the war. The perpetrators later stood trial in Canada, causing international ramifications for years to come. Michelle Arnosky Sherburne leads readers through the drama, triumph and legacy of the Confederate raid on St. Albans

Target audience

adult

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Saint Albans Raid

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