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John---

You might also want to reference "The Hit-and-Run Raid", published in 1961 in American Heritage. It's available on-line at http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1961/5/1961_5_28.shtml.

(Be aware that the article contains some errors, including Bennett H. Young's middle name.)

The author suggests this further reading: Rebel Raiders, by Robert Ashley (John C. Winston Co., 1956); The St. Albans Raid, by E. H. Royce (North Country Press, St. Albans, 1959); Secret Missions of the Civil War, edited by Philip Van Doren Stern (Rand McNally, 1959); Canada and the United States: The Civil War Years, by Robin W. Winks (Johns Hopkins, 1960).

A more recent history of the raid is "Burn the Town and Sack the Banks", by Carolyn J. Prince. Unfortunately, she repeats some of the American Heritage errors.

Good luck!

Rusty Williams

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