All posts tagged "battlefield"
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15.9K1MassachusettsSeven Fascinating Facts About Frederick Douglass
He rose from slavery in the South to international prominence as a writer, orator and anti-slavery activist. Frederick Douglass didn’t spend a...
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15.2K1Politics and MilitaryThe Irish-American Army That Attacked Canada from a Vermont Farm
Alvah Richard couldn’t believe that fanatical Irish-American army was back. For the second time in four years, the self-proclaimed Irish Republican Army...
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9.2K1Politics and MilitaryLoyalists and Patriots: Mary Munro Sent Packing to Canada During the Revolution
During the American Revolution, Vermont was a battleground that pitted loyalists and patriots against each other, not just on the battlefield but...
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14.9K3New HampshireFitz John Porter Takes the Fall for the Battle of Bull Run
Tucked away in Haven Park in Portsmouth, N.H., there is an impressive equestrian statue of Fitz John Porter. He wears his Union...
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9.1K1Politics and MilitaryPeace Goes to War In 1861: Isaac Peace Rodman at Antietam
Six generals died in the Civil War Battle of Antietam. Perhaps the least likely military leader in the group was Isaac Peace...
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12.8K6MassachusettsIn 1863, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell Shot His Own Soldier. Murder or Duty?
At the outset of the Civil War, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell thought a benefit of being an officer was that he didn’t...
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