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Tag: Civil War
Then Again: A Vermont Yankee in the postbellum South
At the end of the Civil War, Marshall Twitchell was assigned to be the chief federal officer in an area of Louisiana, where he found love, power and wealth, as well as hatred and violence.
Then Again: Vermont peddler to Wall Street robber baron
James Fisk conducted his affairs — both financial and personal — with all the subtlety of a carnival barker. And that was his undoing.
Norwich University museum celebrates opening of fifth and final exhibition in Civil War series
Norwich University’s Sullivan Museum and History Center invites the public to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit, “1865, Out of the Ashes: Assassination, Reconstruction, and Healing the Nation,” with a reception on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5-7 p.m.
Don Peterson: My great-grandfather left me a lesson on race
What if my great-grandfather had been born a slave instead of a shoemaker?
Joe Benning: A Cedar Creek story
Oct. 19 marked the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Cedar Creek, an event that every Vermonter can look back upon with pride.
In This State: Son of a slave became an orchardist, a legislator and more
Earlier this fall, the Shoreham Historical Society received a copy of a letter William John Anderson wrote in 1944 to a former teacher, a note of thanks that enriches our understanding of the African-American experience in one of the whitest states in the country.
Vermont Humanities Council Fall Conference announced: How the Civil War Shapes America Today
The Vermont Humanities Council explores the continued significance and influence of America’s Civil War in its 41st fall conference in Burlington November 14-15.
St. Albans Raid 150th Anniversary Commemoration is this weekend
The St. Albans Raid 150th Anniversary Commemoration this weekend brings visitors to St. Albans — including descendants and relatives of those actually involved in the Oct. 19, 1864 raid.
Cedar Creek 150th anniversary/Vermont historical marker unveiling
On Sunday, October 19th, at 11:30am, a monument honoring Vermont’s Civil War troops will be unveiled during the Cedar Creek battle’s 150th anniversary ceremony.
In This State: Veteran Gilbert Lucier embodied Vermont’s deep passion for the Civil War
When Gilbert Lucier succumbed to apoplexy in the Orleans County Memorial Hospital in 1944, he was the last of Vermont’s 34,238 Civil War soldiers to die.
Second Saturday Gallery Talk: Howard Coffin, Vermonters at Cedar Creek
On October 12, the public can learn more about Cedar Creek, one of the most important yet often overlooked Civil War battles, and about the Vermont Brigade’s pivotal sacrifices.
CORRECTED: Howard Coffin to speak at a Civil War conference in St. Albans
Vermont renowned Civil War historian Howard Coffin will be the featured speaker at a conference on the “Vermont in the Civil War: 1863” to be held at the Saint Albans Historical Museum on October 28, 2013.
Dunsmore: The Battle of Gettysburg echos in today’s America
Over the ensuing years of reading and research I came to appreciate that you cannot truly understand this country until you recognize just how profound the impact of the Civil War has been on the American psyche.