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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
burg. Hold your column ready to move. Daniel Butterfield, Major General, Chief of Staff. Headquatminster and Union Bridge, as ordered. Daniel Butterfield, Major General, Chief of Staff. Headquaindulging in the utmost charity towards General Butterfield, and believing that he is sincere in whnear and confidential to me as that of General Butterfield, who, if I had any such intention, or h what directions they ran. My orders to General Butterfield were similar to this: General ButterGeneral Butterfield, neither I nor any man can tell what the results of this day's operations may be. It is our daddressed to General Slocum, written by General Butterfield himself, directing him to make an attacrmation of what I consider my orders to General Butterfield. It is as follows: Headquarters armysubstance of the instructions I gave to General Butterfield, to familiarize himself with the positiendent upon the result of that. That General Butterfield may have misapprehended what I said to [6 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 31 (search)
he morning of the 2nd he directed his Chief of Staff, Gen. Butterfield, to study and mark out the lines of retreat. It was tion which I have for asserting it is the evidence of Gen. Butterfield before the Committee on the Conduct of the War. He then assumes that Gen. Butterfield had a grievance: that he had been displaced as Chief of Staff to Gen. Meade, and had made up this story to injure the latter. Gen. Butterfield is fully capable of taking care of his own reputation. As, however, hepersonal friend is always selected for the position. Gen. Butterfield, who had been chosen for this duty by Gen. Hooker, nehe was not continued in office. Mr. Swinton says that Butterfield's evidence is not confirmed by any other member of the c not questioned as to the specific language quoted by Gen. Butterfield, and no subordinate will volunteer information which curred at the council. The following letter sustains Gen. Butterfield's statement in its essential particulars: No. 465 C
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix Y (search)
me between 9.30 A. M. and 4 P. M. which General Butterfield, in his testimony before the Committee , denied emphatically ever having given General Butterfield any such instructions, and showed so co adopt, who does not hesitate to accept General Butterfield's statement on almost every other pointrals Sedgwick, Hancock, Birney, Gibbon, and Butterfield were before that Committee. While Generaly, excepting Generals Hancock, Howard, and Butterfield, present as chief-of-staff. It remains, thncil. General Meade being present, and General Butterfield questioning the members whether we shou the existing condition of affairs, and General Butterfield, who was then chief-of-staff, read the , and excepting that of Generals Slocum and Butterfield, it is adverse to the charge of General Douade to come to the conclusion to retain General Butterfield, General Hooker's chief-of-staff, tempoWilliams; and in sorry contrast, Doubleday, Butterfield, and Pleasonton. It is high time that disp[5 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
96. Burnside, Ambrose E., I, 196, 242, 243, 245, 303, 304, 309, 322, 323, 325-329, 331-335, 338-342, 344-352, 354, 358-362, 365-367, 384; II, 161, 163, 217-222, 234, 253, 254, 261, 262, 266, 267, 322, 344-349. Burnside, Mrs. Ambrose E., I, 358. Bustamente, Gen., I, 88. Butler, Anthony, I, 4. Butler, Benjamin F., II, 196, 204, 214, 226, 231-233,239-241,247, 248, 253,255, 256, 342, 343. Butler, Margaret Coats, I, 4. Butler, W. O., I, 130, 153, 165, 168, 173, 233. Butterfield, Daniel, I, 329, 332, 339, 341, 342, 351, 352, 354; II, 37, 38, 40, 71, 108, 123, 125, 164, 181-183, 185-188, 249, 318-320, 326, 337, 340, 352, 361, 389, 390-395, 397, 398, 403, 408, 409, 416-420, 422. C Cadwalader, Gen., I, 8, 355, 376, 378, 381. Cadwalader, Charles E., I, 220, 384; II, 209, 394. Cadwalader, John, I, 113; II, 191. Cadwaladers, I, 3. Caesar, I, 352. Caldwell, John C., I, 293; II, 65, 69, 77, 86, 89, 100. Calef, J. H., II, 32. Camac, Thomas, I, 8.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Daniel Butterfield (search)
Daniel Butterfield Brigadier GeneralMarch 13, 1862, to May 18, 1862. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Third Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralMay 18, 1862, to Aug. 30, 1862. 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralNov. 1, 1862, to Nov. 16, 1862. 1st Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralNov. 16, 1862, to Dec. 25, 1862. Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralOct. 3, 1861, to March 13, 1862. 3d Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac Col. 12th New York InfantryTo July 29, 1861. 8th Brigade, 3d Division, Department of Pennsylv
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
day will be Scott. The column for a movement up the telegraph and plank roads will be got in readiness to move, but will not move until the General commanding communicates with you. I have the honor to be, General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, John G. Parke, Chief of Staff. headquarters, Army of the Potomac, December 13, 1862--7 A. M. Major-General Joseph Hooker, commanding Center Division, Army of the Potomac: The General commanding directs that you place General Butterfield's corps and Whipple's division in position to cross at a moment's notice at the three upper bridges, in support of the other troops over the river; and the two remaining divisions of General Stoneman's corps in readiness to cross at the lower ford in support of General Franklin. The General commanding will meet you at headquarters (Phillip's House) very soon. Copies of instructions to General Sumner and General Franklin will be sent to you. I have the honor to be, General, ver
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 24 (search)
ed for the night by throwing into it General Daniel Butterfield's division of the Twentieth corps, ae determined to swing around and align with Butterfield, pushing up further towards the brink of thn old Kentuckian, who commands a brigade in Butterfield's division, was chosen to perform the work,anced to the attack, and Ward's brigade, of Butterfield's division, stormed a small fort, and captu the enemy's works. Hooker threw forward Butterfield's division against the enemy's strongest porrying line after line of rifle-pits, until Butterfield's division encountered a lunette of formidaion hurled them back in confusion. At last Butterfield charged forward and took a position under te repeated charges upon the enemy's works. Butterfield lost about five hundred; Geary one hundred;s, Hooker, Palmer, Logan, Elliott, Sickles, Butterfield, and a small host of Major and Brigadier Geieved by the Third and First divisions (Generals Butterfield and Geary commanding). The Third divide
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
ion at this point. The Third division (General Butterfield's) occupied the right, resting on the Sigade, which was sent in on the left of General Butterfield, was held in reserve in rear of the Sec pressed forward considerably in advance of Butterfield's division, and now found itself floating in triumph. About six o'clock. P. M., General Butterfield's division had deployed into position al, and rendered the position secure. General Butterfield and staff emulated the splendid bravery upon the main stay of fortifications. General Butterfield also got into position in his front eigillaism effectually. The fighting of General Butterfield's division (Third) on the twenty-second Davis, Hooker, with Geary on the left, and Butterfield on the right, leaving Williams in reserve odvance until this was effected. About noon Butterfield's division, commanded by Brigadier-General while it lasted. Ward, in command of General Butterfield's division, had left his trenches, and
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 10: camping in Washington; in command of a brigade (search)
portions, large purse, and larger heart; Senator Harris, of the same State, noble in bearing and in character; Secretary Seward, dignified and distant to young men, sanguine of our speedy success; Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, very young, and putting youthful life into his well-equipped regiments; his colonel, Burnside, in uniform, handsome as a picture; Colonel A. McD. McCook, with the First Ohio Regiment, never fuller of happy humor, ready for anything that might occur; and Colonel Daniel Butterfield, commanding the Twelfth New York, then encamped in Franklin Square, himself the best dressed, the most self-contained, calm, and ambitious. We had occasional glimpses of General Irwin McDowell. For years I had heard and seen his name connected with the orders from General Scott, and was surprised to find him so tall and of such full build. His habitual demeanor now was that of one self-absorbed and distant. He was the subject at that time of constant observation and remark, fo
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 21: battle of Fredericksburg (search)
of Franklin must move as soon as the fog lifted; the watchword for the battle to be given to every company was Scott. The special instructions to Sumner were dated at 6 A. M. First: Extend to Deep Run and connect with Franklin; push a second column of one division or more along the plank and telegraph roads with a view of seizing the heights in rear of the town. Sumner's movement was not to commence until further orders. Hooker's instructions were dated at 7 A. M. Hooker was to place Butterfield's corps and Whipple's division so as to cross the river at a moment's notice, using the three upper bridges. These forces were to be in support of Sumner's grand division; the two remaining divisions of Stoneman's corps were to be in readiness to cross at the lower bridges in support of Franklin. To obey his instructions Franklin chose the corps of John F. Reynolds, which was made up of three divisions: 1st, Doubleday's; 2d, Gibbon's; 3d, Meade's. Franklin believed, as anybody would,
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