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Virtual Vermont History: The St. Albans Raid ... Soon after the raid began, a maid from a neighbor's house rushed to Mrs. Smith, crying: "Rebels are in the town, robbing the banks, burning the houses, and killing people. They are on the way up the hill to burn your house!" ... The St, Albans Raid; (October 19, 1864)
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St. Albans Raid "The War In Vermont" October 19, 186 ... Their goals in the raid, which was authorized by the Confederate government, were to gather cash for the Confederate treasury and to divert federal troops away from the Confederate armies in order to protect their Northern border.
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St. Albans Raid Marker Photograph courtesy of Peter Flood. Source: VermontCivilWar.Org Database Creator/Webmaster: Tom Ledoux ...
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Bennett H. Young was a Confederate officer who led forces in the St Albans raid , a military action during the American Civil War. As a lieutenant of the Confederate States Army, he entered Vermont from Canada and occupied the town of St. Albans.-Early life:Young was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky...
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www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/St._Albans_raid
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A Confederate Raid Upon St. Albans Vermont! Only 12 Miles From the Canadian Border? You must be kidding! ... Their mission, approved by President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America, was to raid a number of undefended towns along the Canadian border, to rob the banks, ... St Albans Raid Tours...
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St. Albans Raid however, muddied the water somewhat for the quiet village of St. Albans. St. Albans is located on the shore of Lake Champlain, only fifteen miles from the Canadian Border. ... St. Albans Raid; The Raiders Take Over;
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www.nellaware.com/blog/st-albans-raid.html
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Samuel James Watson (2009) : "The Legend Of The Roses: A Poem; ... St. Alban's Raid: Speech of Bernard Devlin, Counsel for the United States, in Support of Their Demand for the Extradition of Bennett H ; Devlin, Bernard , Author Watson, Samuel James Editor; Paperback. Kessinger Publishing, 2009;
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Samuel Watson (2009) : "The Clock Struck One, and Christian Spiritualist: Being a Synopsis of the Investigations of Spirit I", "St. Alban's Raid: Speech of Bernard Devlin, Counsel for the United S ... ... St. Alban's Raid: Speech of Bernard Devlin, Counsel for the United States, in Support of Their Demand for the Extradition...
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Several townspeople, some of them former Civil War soldiers, immediately recognized the look of a "guerrilla raid." One of them is even said to have shouted, "It's a St. Alban's raid" (a bank near the Canadian border robbed by Confederate agents during the war).
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