Monument on the Brattleboro Common has two elements: the original monument (1887) and a separate corrective and interpretive plaque (2022). The separate plaque is corrective because it provides recognition for soldiers who were excluded from the…
After the First Battle of Manassas, fought July 21, 1861, Confederate casualties were evacuated by train, and Brandy Station became a hospital site. While we cannot be certain, there is a possibility that these troopers could have recovered in the…