The St. Albans Raid: Confederate Attack on 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 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.

Author: Michelle Arnosky Sherburne
Publisher: History Press
Published: 09/16/2014
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781626196292
ISBN10: 162619629X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,