Henry Lawrence Hitchcock
1813-1873
Matthew Canfield Read
Teacher, Lawyer, Author
Hudson in the Civil War
The American Civil War came upon Hudson in the 1860s as much as it did in any city or town across America. Perhaps feelings were even stronger here owing to Hudson’s role in the anti-slavery movement, through Western Reserve College, the Underground Railroad and strong abolitionist sentiments. Hudson’s John Brown led the raid on the […]