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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 5: Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. (search)
ich I chose to respect. The pine grove had been used as the burying-ground of the garrison. All of the soldiers and others who had died there for more than half a century were buried there, and it was thickly dotted with their graves. In order to try the temper of my soldiers, I had the rumor circulated among them that the commanding-general thought of encamping the volunteers in the graveyard of the fort. Respectful protests to any such action came at once as thick as the leaves of Vallombrosa. Colonel De Russey, chief engineer, also reported the spot to me as malarious and unhealthy. When General Scott gave me the envelope containing my orders, he seemed to have entirely forgotten our late interview, and became quite companionable. He told me all about the fort, congratulated me upon my assignment to that position with my quarters in the fort, and gave me special congratulations, which while they were very kind in him were eminently characteristic. General, he said, yo