booniebrew
booniebrew t1_jd3a8sm wrote
Reply to comment by shortieXV in French towns in the Northeast? by wojtekthesoldierbear
I grew up in NW Vermont, a lot of us have French Canadian ancestry but outside of names and some family traditions it's not very different from the rest of New England.
booniebrew t1_iyp44ik wrote
Reply to comment by m0llusk in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ
I was surprised by VT as well. Looking at population numbers at the time VT and NH had ~320k people each compared to NY's 3.8M. Adjusting for population the recruitment numbers were pretty similar for all 3 states.
booniebrew t1_iyp3cso wrote
Reply to comment by SalemDrumline2011 in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ
Apparently the War Department had asked citizens ineligible to be drafted to pay someone to fight for them, not in their stead but to provide more troops outside the draft. Lincoln paid Staples to set an example and encourage more people to do it.
booniebrew t1_iu2wni1 wrote
Reply to comment by kathryn13 in Looking for house rentals by zebra_humbucker
Southern NH has been one of the hottest markets in the country over the last 2 years too.
booniebrew t1_jd3acwt wrote
Reply to comment by wojtekthesoldierbear in French towns in the Northeast? by wojtekthesoldierbear
French in Montreal...