Per Valley Cemetery Tour Book history by John Jordan
Elinus J. Morrison never wore Union Blue, but he is said to be the northenrmost casualty of the Civil War. He traveled from Manchester to supervise building improvements for the Vermont & Canadian Railroad. When the dying Confederacy was desparate for money in October of 1864 a young Confederate officer from Kentucky, Bennett Young, planned to rob three banks in St Albans, Vermont, steal local horses and ride 15 miles to the Canadian boarder at precisely three o'clock in the afternoon. When 12 Confederate soldiers robbed the banks of approximately $200,000 swearing loyalty to the Confederacy as they exited the banks, Morrison ordered his workers to the scene to help quell the violence. When he encountered a mounted raider, the robber ordered him to halt. Morrison responded, "I don't see it" - meaning a gun. The robber ordered him to halt then drew a pistol and exclaimed, "I'll make you see it!" Morrison was shot and died after two days. He body was laid to rest in the Valley cemetery 8 days later.
Per cemetery records his wife Mary lived until 1907. She lived on Brook Street for most of her widowhood.
Pat Van Den Berghe
Elinus J. Morrison never wore Union Blue, but he is said to be the northenrmost casualty of the Civil War. He traveled from Manchester to supervise building improvements for the Vermont & Canadian Railroad. When the dying Confederacy was desparate for money in October of 1864 a young Confederate officer from Kentucky, Bennett Young, planned to rob three banks in St Albans, Vermont, steal local horses and ride 15 miles to the Canadian boarder at precisely three o'clock in the afternoon. When 12 Confederate soldiers robbed the banks of approximately $200,000 swearing loyalty to the Confederacy as they exited the banks, Morrison ordered his workers to the scene to help quell the violence. When he encountered a mounted raider, the robber ordered him to halt. Morrison responded, "I don't see it" - meaning a gun. The robber ordered him to halt then drew a pistol and exclaimed, "I'll make you see it!" Morrison was shot and died after two days. He body was laid to rest in the Valley cemetery 8 days later.
Per cemetery records his wife Mary lived until 1907. She lived on Brook Street for most of her widowhood.
Pat Van Den Berghe
Per Valley Cemetery Tour Book history by John Jordan
Elinus J. Morrison never wore Union Blue, but he is said to be the northenrmost casualty of the Civil War. He traveled from Manchester to supervise building improvements for the Vermont & Canadian Railroad. When the dying Confederacy was desparate for money in October of 1864 a young Confederate officer from Kentucky, Bennett Young, planned to rob three banks in St Albans, Vermont, steal local horses and ride 15 miles to the Canadian boarder at precisely three o'clock in the afternoon. When 12 Confederate soldiers robbed the banks of approximately $200,000 swearing loyalty to the Confederacy as they exited the banks, Morrison ordered his workers to the scene to help quell the violence. When he encountered a mounted raider, the robber ordered him to halt. Morrison responded, "I don't see it" - meaning a gun. The robber ordered him to halt then drew a pistol and exclaimed, "I'll make you see it!" Morrison was shot and died after two days. He body was laid to rest in the Valley cemetery 8 days later.
Per cemetery records his wife Mary lived until 1907. She lived on Brook Street for most of her widowhood.
Pat Van Den Berghe
Elinus J. Morrison never wore Union Blue, but he is said to be the northenrmost casualty of the Civil War. He traveled from Manchester to supervise building improvements for the Vermont & Canadian Railroad. When the dying Confederacy was desparate for money in October of 1864 a young Confederate officer from Kentucky, Bennett Young, planned to rob three banks in St Albans, Vermont, steal local horses and ride 15 miles to the Canadian boarder at precisely three o'clock in the afternoon. When 12 Confederate soldiers robbed the banks of approximately $200,000 swearing loyalty to the Confederacy as they exited the banks, Morrison ordered his workers to the scene to help quell the violence. When he encountered a mounted raider, the robber ordered him to halt. Morrison responded, "I don't see it" - meaning a gun. The robber ordered him to halt then drew a pistol and exclaimed, "I'll make you see it!" Morrison was shot and died after two days. He body was laid to rest in the Valley cemetery 8 days later.
Per cemetery records his wife Mary lived until 1907. She lived on Brook Street for most of her widowhood.
Pat Van Den Berghe
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