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New generation looks to preserve a piece of Danville's past
https://www.wcax.com/2023/01/13/new-generation-looks-preserve-piece-danvilles-past/New generation looks to preserve a piece of Danville’s past
A Civil War soldier was a hero in one Vermont town, but a key piece of his history was missing. That’s until a young historian stumbled upon a big find online.
By Melissa Cooney
Published: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:27 AM EST
DANVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Civil War soldier was a hero in one Vermont town, but a key piece of his history was missing. That’s until a young historian stumbled upon a big find online.
Colonel Addison Preston fought in the First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War and is now buried in Danville.
Vermont’s Civil War Hemlocks and the Danville Historical Society are working to add to their collection of Preston artifacts. But the person who realized a whole uniform of Preston’s existed is of a different generation.
Colby Tuller is a freshman at U32 high school. He’s a history buff.
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A Civil War soldier was a hero in one Vermont town, but a key piece of his history was missing. That’s until a young historian stumbled upon a big find online.
By Melissa Cooney
Published: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:27 AM EST
DANVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Civil War soldier was a hero in one Vermont town, but a key piece of his history was missing. That’s until a young historian stumbled upon a big find online.
Colonel Addison Preston fought in the First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War and is now buried in Danville.
Vermont’s Civil War Hemlocks and the Danville Historical Society are working to add to their collection of Preston artifacts. But the person who realized a whole uniform of Preston’s existed is of a different generation.
Colby Tuller is a freshman at U32 high school. He’s a history buff.
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