| Bennington and the Civil War Contributor(s): Morgan, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626191719 ISBN-13: 9781626191716 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 974.38 |
| LCCN: 2013024339 |
| Series: Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |
Contributor Bio(s): Morgan, William: - Bill Morgan is the current president of the Bennington Historical Society. He is also a member of the Pownal Historical Society and the Vermont Historical Society. He worked and consulted on archives of various writers, as well as the archives of the Hanuman Press and Audrey Cohen College. |