9/20/14: 150 years ago, St. Albans made history as the site of the northernmost land action of the American Civil War. A gang of Confederates stole over $200,000 from St. Albans’ banks, attempted to burn the town down and escaped to Canada. Years in the making, the town celebrated this memorable anniversary with four days of celebrations held in Taylor Park, the same spot the events unfolded in 1864. Local actors staged a re-enactment, hundreds of visiting Civil War buffs arrived in costume and thousands attended the festivities.
Never one to miss out on a chance to wear hoop skirts, Eva attended as a lady of the 1860s…carrying a video camera.
Music: “Amazing Grace” by John Newton, performed by Kevin MacLeod, the Citizens Concert Band and Leonidas Jones
This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by
Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism
This article appears in The Performing Arts Preview Issue 2014.
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Vermonter Michelle Arnosky Sherburne’s new History Press book on the St. Albans Raid is out now! https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/The-St.-Albans-Raid/9781626196292
hi as a member of the second Vermont I enjoyed being part of this well put event . now in florida and continue with the civil was history with the sons of the confederacy, and yes in blues I represent the state of Vermont and explain our reasons why we fought for our causes . ill always be a Vermonter and do my best to represent out 13 state