Books: Vermont History

The Battered Stars
One State's Civil War Ordeal During Grant's Overland Campaign

by Howard Coffin

Staggering losses from Vermont units during the Overland Campaign sent shock waves through the families and communities of this rural state. Noted Civil War historian Howard Coffin tells the story of the bloodiest of all Civil War campaigns through the Vermonters who enlisted and those who waited for their return. Using letters, records, diaries and newspaper accounts, Coffin creates a human narrative that illustrates bravery on the battlefront and hard resolve and anguish at home. Archival prints and photographs. 448 pp., 6 x 9¼, hardcover.

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