WHEN THE CIVIL WAR CAME TO VERMONT

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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On October 19, 1864, a band of 21 Confederates raided the prosperous little Vermont Town of St. Albans, robbing their three banks, bullying and then shooting three citizens, one fatally, stealing horses, and attempting to set fire to the town, before escaping with an estimated $200,000 in paper and gold coin, destined for the Confederate treasury in Richmond, VA. Some cash and coin were found spilled along the way. However, during the pursuit, according to legend that prevails to this day, a large stash of gold was buried under a large flat rick in a section of pine woods just off the trail leading to the Canadian border. Trncu6XWk5VJZhg4dqZt Now Join Us at Twitter @1001podcast! ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20heroes 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20sherlock%20holmes 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20ghost%20stories 1001 Stories for the Road on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20stories%20for%20the%20road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20greatest%20love%20stories 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (author interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	.
0:31.0	Welcome back everyone to 1,001 Heroes Legends Histories and Mysteries podcast
0:37.0	this is your host John Hegedorn.
0:40.0	Today we offer some pretty much unknown history concerning the northern most
0:44.0	land action of the Civil War in America and it all started on October 19th, 1864
0:50.0	in the tiny but prosperous little town of St. Albans, Vermont,
0:54.0	located about 20 miles south of the Canadian border.
0:58.0	On that peaceful fall day in New England somewhere between 18 and 21 Confederate
1:03.0	soldiers consisting mostly of Confederate prison escapees who had fled to Canada
1:08.0	rode into that sleepy town and robbed the banks of an estimated $200,000 in
1:14.0	gold coin and paper shooting three bystanders and critically wounding one of
1:18.0	them before escaping northward.
1:20.0	In that little peaceful town they woke up the horn is nest and created a drama
1:25.0	of an action movie which was made by Warner Studios in 1954 and called The
1:30.0	Raid. Add to this story the strong possibility that they left behind a treasure
1:35.0	in gold coins during their escape and what you have here is a real humdinger of a
1:39.0	story.
1:41.0	The closest I ever got to St. Albans was Keiti Gorge which is about two hours
1:45.0	south of St. Albans. We were living in Connecticut where business had taken me
1:50.0	just outside of New London and we were waiting for a new house to be finished.
1:54.0	We were staying at a rental which was too small for two kids in a dog and we were
1:59.0	all going stir crazy so one day we loaded the family in the car and took off for the
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