Someone's Darling Slumbers Here is a collection of stories about Vermont's Civil War soldiers. The biographical sketches incorporate local history, genealogical information, Civil War history and Vermont history. The individual veteran's stories will enlighten, amuse, inform and surprise the general reader. Local family, friends and neighbors will find familiar facts and a few surprises attached to instantly recognized names. For Civil War buffs, the information will provide them with new and fresh insights into the lives of the men who took to the fields of war to defend their country as they perceived it. The genealogical details woven into the men's biographies will give added understanding to their descendants. The end notes will offer a road map to anyone interested in following the trail of my resources used to compile the articles. And those curious about the history of the Green Mountain State will learn more about life in Vermont during the post-1860s. These collections of veteran's life stories are meant to preserve their accomplishments in the hearts and minds of the present population and to give future generations access to them for decades to come so that they will never be forgotten or lost.
