Our Suffering Brave: Waitsfield Boys and Men in the Civil War

by Alice May Evans

Overview

163 boys and men from Waitsfield, Vermont joined the Union Army and fought in the Civil War. Their individual stories of bravery as well as suffering-from wounds, sickness, and/or deprivation during imprisonment-tell quite a story of the fight to save the United States. Some made it home, others did not.

They should not be forgotten.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937667337
Publisher:	Distinction Press
Publication date:	08/25/2023
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Alice Evans, Ph.D. holds an M.A.T. degree from Spalding (KY) University and a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Her working career spanned classroom teaching, school district administration and positions in two state agencies of education, with her final position before retirement that of being Vermont's first director of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program. An Ohio native, lived in 10 communities in five states both south and north of the Mason-Dixon line before she saw Vermont for the first time. Since then she has considered Waitsfield, Vermont her adopted hometown.

Editorial Reviews

A richly detailed account of a single Vermont town's contribution to the Civil War. Alice Evans skillfully captures the variegated experiences of

the 'boys' of Waitsfield in the war. Her thorough study reveals not only the wartime victories of these Waitsfield soldiers but also the suffering

that they incurred along the way.

- Steven E. Sodergren, Ph.D., Dana Professor of History, Norwich University

Well written and researched with an extensive bibliography. Section notes contain interesting nuggets of information and a useful index

makes this book worthy of use in a classroom setting. The author has written a book that is a model for anyone interested in creating their own

tribute to their town's boys who fought and died, or anyone interested in learning how various towns in Vermont contributed to this monumental

event known as the American Civil War.

-Joe Davison, Chairperson, B.F.A. History Department, St. Albans, VT (retired)

Waitsfield historian Dr. Alice Evans has written a thorough, detailed and empathetic volume documenting the participation of and losses of

Waitsfield Civil War soldiers and sailors and their families. Her book illustrates the collective losses for Vermont and its towns, but also the

shared experiences of local soldiers as they battled for national unity and to end slavery.

Meticulous research over many years allows Evans to dive into details found by cross referencing multiple materials and sources and the result

is a fuller, more three-dimensional understanding of the impact of this war on one small town in Vermont.

- Lisa Loomis, Editor, The Valley Reporter, Waitsfield, Vermont

Uniquely presented, rich in detail, exhibiting thorough research and meticulous annotation, Our Suffering Brave is an engrossing account by

Alice Evans, a transplant to Vermont who dedicated herself to the story of her adopted town's men and boys in the War of the Rebellion.

- Jack Anderson, Civil War historian and professor, former Director, Woodstock, Vermont Historical Society

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