A Town Militia in War and Peace, 1851-1975
by
Barry M. Stentiford
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
This book traces the history of the Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Massachusetts, from its origins in 1851 until its end in 1975. What had been an institution of community members and local elites passed to town, then state, and finally federal government. During the same period, Wakefield evolved...