American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.

St. Albans Raid

Raid during the American Civil War

The St. Albans Raid was the northernmost land action of the American Civil War. Taking place in St. Albans, Vermont, on October 19, 1864, it was a raid conducted out of the Province of Canada by 21 Confederate soldiers who had recently failed in engagements with the Union Army…