Middlebury in the Civil War – Part II

#Middlebury #CivilWar By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD All officers of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment Infantry were white. African Americans and Native Americans had served in every ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury in the Civil War – Part I

#Middlebury #AfricanAmerican By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD As the United States Army surged farther south during the height of the Civil War in 1863, it succeeded in routing Robert E. Lee ... Continue Reading →

Middlebury’s African- and Native-American residents

#Middlebury By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Using the United States census as a guide, experts estimate the U.S. population was almost 326 million as of July 1, 2016. People of color accounted ... Continue Reading →