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Death in the Wilderness: A Love Story

A widow searches for body of Vermont Regiment solider killed in 1864 battle.

Aired 11/13/2017 | Expired 05/15/2023

Death in the Wilderness: A Love Story

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Death in the Wilderness: A Love Story

Season 3 Episode 25 | 51m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

A widow searches for body of Vermont Regiment solider killed in 1864 battle.

Capt. George Davenport of the 5th Vermont Regiment was fatally wounded on, May 5th, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, and hastily buried in a Virginia cornfield. A year later his young widow Frankie from Brandon set out in search of his body, but finding her husband was only the beginning of her story. For the rest of her life she devoted herself to the memory of Vermont's soldier.

Aired 11/13/2017 | Expired 05/15/2023

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Made Here is a local public television program presented by Vermont Public

Sponsored in part by the John M. Bissell Foundation, Inc. | Learn about the Made Here Fund

Made Here

Death in the Wilderness: A Love Story

Season 3 Episode 25 | 51m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Capt. George Davenport of the 5th Vermont Regiment was fatally wounded on, May 5th, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness, and hastily buried in a Virginia cornfield. A year later his young widow Frankie from Brandon set out in search of his body, but finding her husband was only the beginning of her story. For the rest of her life she devoted herself to the memory of Vermont's soldier.

Aired 11/13/2017 | Expired 05/15/2023

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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