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A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad: The Vermont Brigade, June 23, 1864

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David Faris Cross did an exceptional job in researching and writing this book about the fine Vermont men in blue. The book is filled with excellent information. However sections of the book get bogged down in facts and minute details. You should treat the book as a cross between a reference book and a story, and read each section accordingly.

Well written and well researched. An excellent telling of the true story of men from Vermont, in a noble fight for their cause and ending up in a horrid place in the South trying to survive. A fine value for the money and a great effort by the author. A must have for the collection for those who have a keen interest in The Civil War.

I bought this book because my great great grandfather was captured at the battle, and I wanted to glean some details. I did not expect it to be so absorbing. David Faris Cross clearly has compassion for those who died there or were captured, and is very insightful about how poor command decisions led to tragic results. He presents a fresh analysis of conditions of the many Vermonters who ended up in Andersonville and other prisons. The book includes lots of details, but it is much more than a dry catalog of history.