Ebenezer Walbridge was born in Norwich CT, in 1738 and moved to Bennington Vt, in 1765. He served as an officer in Seth Warner's regiment of the Green Mountain Boys in 1775.
He participated in Benedict Arnold's daring, but ill fated winter attack on Quebec in 1776, serving under Capt Brownson and was the adjutant of the regiment. Returning to Bennington he fought in the Battle of Bennington in 1777, where his brother, Henry Walbridge was slain (and is buried nearby).
He became a Lt Col. in the local militia and was promoted to its commander in 1780. His regiment was in action several times during the war on the frontier, including a deployment to Castleton to meet an expected attack from British forces lead by Col. Barry St. Ledger. That attack never came, but his regiment was later deployed to face troops from NY in one of several boundary disputes between the two states. General Stark mediated a temporary resolution, avoiding bloodshed.
Mr. Walbridge was then appointed Brigadier General in the militia
At the close of the Revolutionary War he served in the Vermont General Assembly and was a member of the Governor's council. He became a businessman who built and operated Vermont's first paper mill.
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