Bennington and the Civil War
Bennington and the Civil War

Author: William Morgan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-07-09

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1625846266

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The people of Bennington often refer to the American Revolution as "our war," as it was the site of the decisive Battle of Bennington. Yet more than one thousand Bennington boys fought in the Civil War, and residents on the homefront played their parts to support the United States, too. All the machinery used to produce gunpowder and nearly all the horseshoes for the United States Army were manufactured in Bennington, and a Bennington native was instrumental in the building of the USS "Monitor. "Mrs. Jefferson Davis visited friends in Bennington shortly after the war, and two Medal of Honor winners lived here as well. In this book, historian Bill Morgan unveils the important ways that Bennington helped preserve the United States during the Civil War.

The Centennial History of the Battle of Bennington;
The Centennial History of the Battle of Bennington;

Author: Frank Warren Coburn

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022049215

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Published in 1877 to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Bennington, this book provides a comprehensive account of the battle and its historical significance. The author, a veteran of the Civil War, provides vivid descriptions of the battlefield and the men who fought there, as well as insights into the political and cultural context of the war. A classic work of American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Battle of Bennington: Soldiers & Civilians
The Battle of Bennington: Soldiers & Civilians

Author: Michael P. Gabriel

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-02-20

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1614238367

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On August 16, 1777, a motley militia won a resounding victory near Bennington, Vermont, against combined German, British and Loyalist forces. This laid the foundation for the American victory at Saratoga two months later. Historian Michael P. Gabriel has collected over fifty firsthand accounts from the people who experienced this engagement, including veterans from both sides and civilians--women and children who witnessed the horrors of the battle. Gabriel also details a virtually unknown skirmish between Americans and Loyalists. These accounts, along with Gabriel's overviews of the battle, bring to life the terror, fear and uncertainty that caused thousands to see the British army as loved ones departed to fight for the fledgling United States.

The Civil War and American Art
The Civil War and American Art

Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0300187335

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Collects the best artwork created before, during and following the Civil War, in the years between 1859 and 1876, along with extensive quotations from men and women alive during the war years and text by literary figures, including Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. 15,000 first printing.

The Young Lions
The Young Lions

Author: James Lee Conrad

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0811768406

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Focusing on the South’s four major military colleges—the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), the South Carolina Military Academy (later The Citadel), the Georgia Military Institute, and the University of Alabama—The Young Lions is the story of young Confederate military cadets at war. From the opening of VMI in 1839 through the struggles of all the schools to remain open during the war, the death of Stonewall Jackson (a VMI professor), and the Pyrrhic victory of the Battle of New Market to the burning of the University of Alabama in 1865, this book reveals the everyday dramatic actions of cadets on battlefield and beyond.