most ▁Confeder ate ▁land ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁enemy ▁caval ry ▁ra id ▁and ▁bank ▁rob ber y ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁St . ▁Alb ans ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁St . ▁Alb ans ▁were ▁separated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁References ▁to ▁" St . ▁Alb ans " ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁date ▁generally ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁center , ▁which ▁now ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Henri ▁Le ▁Car on , ▁who , ▁while ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁secret ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁government , ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁" In spect or - General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ", ▁assert ed ▁that ▁he ▁distributed ▁fifteen ▁thousand ▁stands ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁almost ▁three ▁million ▁r ounds ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁trust ed ▁men ▁station ed ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁St . ▁Alb ans , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁un success ful ▁Fen ian ▁ra id ▁on ▁Canada ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁United ▁States ▁General ▁George ▁Me ade , ▁for ew arn ed , ▁captured ▁much ▁of ▁these ▁m un itions ▁as ▁they ▁arrived . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁but ter ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁