Author: Gary Shattuck

Gary G. Shattuck, Esq. is a former Vermont State Police commander, assistant attorney general and assistant U.S. attorney who also acted as a legal advisor to governments in Kosovo and Iraq. He is the author of several publications concerning Vermont history written from a legal perspective.

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Guilty as Charged: Convicting Vermont’s First Governor

Transitioning from a complicated war footing to an organized civil society at the close of the Revolution proved every bit as difficult as the nation’s early leaders feared. Thirteen proud colonies surrendering aspects of their hard-fought independence in exchange for a new form of federal government generated significant hesitancy after the guns silenced. The placeholder […]

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Fishermen and Foxhunters: Washington’s “Gentlemen of Fortune”

Before Lexington and Concord, before there was any need for an army, and before men found themselves beholden to the dictates of military service there were the many trade, social, and sporting organizations offering them opportunities to associate together.  In Philadelphia, where before the war there were no less than seventeen private fire companies engaged […]

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Revolutionary “Last Words”

The last, dying words of many of history’s renowned figures were often inconsistently recorded. Those identified below from people who were famous during the Revolutionary War time period certainly demonstrate that fact.  While some can be relied upon for accuracy, the literature reveals that for others various additions and omissions took place over time, and […]

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10 Facts About Prisoners of War

Co-authored with Don N. Hagist An inevitable facet of warfare is prisoners. During the American Revolution, thousands of soldiers and sailors were captured by each side and the prisoners suffered in many ways. The impact of these captures extended far beyond immediate manpower concerns, compelling each side to confront unwanted, huge logistical considerations concerning their […]

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Under his Vine and Fig Tree

They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid. Micah 4:4 Out at Flushing Landing on Long Island in late 1769, until at least 1779 (apparently little affected by the intervening British invasion of 1776), William Prince advertised for sale “many Thousands of a nice […]

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