The Dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument: And Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Admission of Vermont as a State, at Bennington, August 19, A. D., 1891, with an Historic Introduction and AppendicesBanner Book and Job Printing House, 1892 - 241 strani |
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A. B. Valentine Adjutant-General Albany American Revolution anniversary August August 16 Band banquet Battery Battle Monument Association Battle of Bennington Bennington Battle Monument Boston Brattleboro Brigade Brigadier-General Burgoyne Burlington Capt Captain carriages Catamount Tavern celebration Centennial Charles Church citizens Colonel Colonies Commander Commandery Committee Company Congress corner-stone Dedication Encampment erected escort ex-Governor fathers flag fought George Governor of Vermont Grand Army Grand Master Green Mountain Boys guests Hall Hampshire Grants held Henry Hessians Hiland Hall hills Home honor independence invitation Isaac Jennings John John Stark Knights Templars liberty Major-General Manchester Massachusetts McCullough meeting memories military Monument and Historical National Guard nington North Bennington occasion officers Orator organization parade Patriarchs Militant patriotic present President Harrison Proctor Regiment Representative Robinson Rutland Secretary settlers Society Soldiers Sons Staff Stark tion to-day town troops Union Veazey victory Wheelock G William York
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