Reddit reviews Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War (Regional Interest)
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Very well done story.
For anyone that wants to learn more about Vermonts contribution, and soldiers stories, I cannot recommend Howard Coffins "Full Duty" enough. Vermont soldiers were some of the finest in the Army of the Potomac, yet tragically were disproportionately affected by disease and sickness.
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> Coffin's exciting saga, written with the immediacy of a combat correspondent, dramatizes why and how a small, poor, remote Northern state responded so quickly and enthusiastically to President Lincoln's first call to arms in 1861.
> From the defense of Washington and the siege of Richmond, from Big Bethel to Cedar Creek, we observe the bravery and exploits of Vermont's farm-bred troops who turned the tide in pivotal battles to preserve the Union. More than 10 percent of Vermont's entire population-34,238 Green Mountain men and boys-served in the war, sustaining one of the largest per capita losses incurred by a Northern state.