Brown, Stephen Flavius b. April 4, 1841 d. September 8, 1903 Civil War officer. He is remembered for fighting at Gettysburg armed with only a camp hatchet. His unit was part of the Second Vermont Brigade, which played the key role in repulsing Pickett's Charge. En route to the battlefield Lieutenant Brown violated a "no straggling" order to care for his men who were suffering heat injuries. After taking water from a well guarded by Union soldiers he was arrested and relieved of his sword, an officer's symbol of authority. Because of the imminent battle...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Fisk, James b. October 4, 1763 d. November 17, 1844 US Senator. Self-educated. served in Revolutionary War, 1779-82. Massachusetts Legislature, 1785. Ordained a Universalist minister. Married Priscilla West. Moved to Barre, Vermont, 1798. Farmer and preacher. Studied law, admitted to bar and commenced practice, 1803. Vermont House, 1800-05, 1809-10, 1815. Judge, Orange County Court, 1802-09, 1816. Orange County member of state commission appointed to choose location for state capital, 1803. Chairman of committee that negotiated for...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Jewett, Erastus W. b. April 1, 1839 d. February 20, 1906 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army in Company A, 9th Vermont Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 2, 1864 at Newport Barracks, North Carolina. His citation reads "By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges, Jewett kept a superior force of the enemy at a distance and thus covered the retreat of the garrison." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
b. April 4, 1841 d. September 8, 1903