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St. Albans, Vermont saw&nbsp;the northernmost land action in the Civil War. On October 19, 1864, Confederates&nbsp;robbed three banks there.&nbsp;After&nbsp;escaping to Canada, they were caught and tried, but&nbsp;the Canadian courts decided not to extradite them to the United States since they were acting under military orders.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_in_the_American_Civil_War Vermont in the American Civil War]Full duty : Vermonters in the Civil War., (accessed 26 March 2011].</ref>
St. Albans, Vermont saw&nbsp;the northernmost land action in the Civil War. On October 19, 1864, Confederates&nbsp;robbed three banks there.&nbsp;After&nbsp;escaping to Canada, they were caught and tried, but&nbsp;the Canadian courts decided not to extradite them to the United States since they were acting under military orders.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_in_the_American_Civil_War Vermont in the American Civil War]Full duty : Vermonters in the Civil War., (accessed 26 March 2011].</ref>
*Howard Coffin. ''Full duty : Vermonters in the Civil War.'' Woodstock, Vermont : Countryman Press, c1993. {{FSC|780814|item|disp=FS Library 974.3 M2ch}}
*{{FSC|380430|item|disp=G.G. Benedict.''Vermont in the Civil War : a history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the War for the Union, 1861-5.'' 2 volumes.  Burlington, Vt. : Free Press Association, 1886-1888.}} FS Library digital images


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=== Related Sources ===
*John T. Fallon, comp. ''List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885 {{FSDL|241061}}
 
*''Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. For Vermont see pages 800 - 821. This section will include a bibliography of war related state publications, published unit histories, and local histories with Civil War content. {{FSDL|44716}}
 
*Frederick Dyer. ''A compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' 3 volumes. reprint. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. v. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States -- v. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865 -- v. 3. Regimental histories. v.1 {{FSDL|321923}}; v.2 {{FSDL|298675}}; v.3 {{FSDL|411071}}
 
*United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Official army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65'' volume 1 reprint Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987 incudes officers from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut Regiments {{FSDL|56459}}


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*Vermont. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers: And Lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, 1861–66''. Montpelier, Vermont: Watchman Publishing, 1892. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|238363|title-id|disp=book 974.3 M2va; film 1036000, item8}}.) This source is arranged by military unit and then by name, with rank, residence, date of enlistment, date of muster, and remarks. It includes an index.
*Vermont. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers: And Lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, 1861–66''. Montpelier, Vermont: Watchman Publishing, 1892. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|238363|title-id|disp=book 974.3 M2va; film 1036000, item8}}.) This source is arranged by military unit and then by name, with rank, residence, date of enlistment, date of muster, and remarks. It includes an index.
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*Howard Coffin. ''Full duty : Vermonters in the Civil War.'' Woodstock, Vermont : Countryman Press, c1993. {{FSC|780814|item|disp=FS Library 974.3 M2ch}}
*G. G. Benedict. ''Vermont in the Civil War : a history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the War for the Union, 1861-5.'' 2 volumes.  Burlington, Vt. : Free Press Association, 1886-1888. vol. 1 {{FSDL|789541}}; vol. 2 {{FSDL|789542}}


=== Unit Histories  ===
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