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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 10: the woman order, Mumford's execution, etc. (search)
rd Northern soldiers described some examples Butler's personal experience Spitting in officers' fd Stripes is arrested and sentenced to death Butler threatened with assassination the wife's appeght years later Depredation harshly punished Butler's wonderful spy system a spy in every family plying her avocation. By command of Major-General Butler. Geo. C. Strong, A. A. G., Chief of St opinion of Her Majesty's Government, that General Butler's order concerning the females of New Orleghest respect, believe me, your friend, Benjamin F. Butler. Santa Maria Clara, Superior and Siste the honor to be your obedient servant, Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. The goveluence with the lower class. It was said that Butler would never dare hang him, and when the paroled not be executed, and that if he was executed Butler should die the death by any and every possible that this was only a scare on the part of old Butler, and The mint at New Orleans. threatened wha[1 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
nfederacy, liberate New Orleans, be given Texas and capture Mexico Butler meets the emergency the forts strengthened justification found foer the protection of gunboats. A despatch to-day received from General Butler speaks of it as a project contemplated by him, but he may not hral Williams. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. War Records, Vol. XV., p. 530. n aide! Assermente et signe devant moi. By command of Major-General Butler. R. S. Davis, Capt. and A. A. A. G. On the 7th of Augusr my control. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. to Count Mejan, French Consul. e following information to President Davis:-- . . . The army of Butler is insignificant in numbers, and that fact makes our situation the re worthy of his love, Farewell, my comrades! again farewell! Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. The true history of the Army of
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 12: administration of finances, politics, and justice.--recall. (search)
elf-supported Banks' subsequent troubles General Butler didn't give reasons for his orders the ce did not so do. Denegre answered: Because General Butler ordered the suspension of specie payments.hark. Lieut.-Col. Kinsman. Major strong. General Butler. Major Bell. Gen. Benj. F. Butler and staf Washington, D. C., Sept. 14, 1862. Maj.-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, New Orleans: General:--I have tthe United States, and its maintaining of said Butler in high office under its authority for many moUnited States, under the command of said Benjamin F. Butler, have borne no resemblance to such warfa non-commissioned officers in the army of said Butler be considered as only the instruments used for0,000--President Davis having proclaimed Benjamin F. Butler, of Massachusetts, to be a felon deservifor the capture and delivery of the said Benjamin F. Butler, dead or alive, to any proper Confederat order of our noble president, Davis, when old Butler is caught, and my daughter asks that she may b[16 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Maj.-Gen. and Commr. of Exchange. Mr. Oulexchange of the sick and wounded now going on. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General and Commissioner of Exchange. Come up as soon as you can with the New York. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. The flag of tru be effected:-- City Point, Aug. 18, 1864. General Butler: I see the steamer New York has arrived. Isf our prisoners and some cases of retaliation. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. Finding how feats, and a few cases of special exchange. . . . Benj. F. Butler, Major-General and Commissioner of Exchange. be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General and Commissioner of Exchange. sailors can and soldiers cannot be exchanged. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. It will be obsehey will be instantly shot. By command of Major-General Butler. [Official.] Ed. W. Smith, Assistant Adjutan
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 14: in command of the Army of the James. (search)
e of Davis frustrated advantages of occupying Bermuda hundred noted: Grant and Butler plan its occupation presidential election of 1864 both Lincoln and Chase offer Butler the Vice-presidency embarkation at Yorktown and seizure of City Point Drury's Bluff should have been seized at once fortifying the neck minor demonstrations misleading despatches from the Army of the Potomac Butler's Corps commanders, Smith and Gillmore, insubordinate and hostile the fighting around Drury's Bluff false despatches of Grant's successes Butler supposes him rapidly approaching and acts accordingly On the second day of November, 1863, without solicitation, I wan given to each corps commander of the movement intended. Respectfully, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. For good and sufficient reasons, although itch at 7 P. M. to General Ames, who was watching the enemy at Petersburg, General Butler's horse. enclosing glorious news from Grant, and asking him to guard agains
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
rant's position learned at length the last fight at Drury's Bluff Butler retires to Bermuda hundred according to agreement Beauregard's atteral Gillmore marches up to Petersburg and then marches down again Butler requests Gillmore's removal an incident: while on a lookout ButlerButler becomes a target a pontoon Bridge built under difficulties Gen. William F. Smith ordered to attack Petersburg on June 15 he dallies and de of the James. General Grant laid the onus of the failure on General Butler in a caustic paragraph of his official report. The press and the histories of the war blame Butler with the severest language, and even now the nation at large call him Bottled-up-butler. But the opinionckman also makes some very severe strictures upon the fact that General Butler and his command were around Richmond instead of being around Peuare space on the top to Lookout and signal Station, Cobb's Hill, Butler's front, Army of the James. which two observers could be drawn up i
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 16: capture of fortifications around Richmond, Newmarket Heights, Dutch Gap Canal, elections in New York and gold conspiracy. (search)
fficiency than they will do it. Very respectfully, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. Unfortunately at the dy. The Arrival of first Confederate cannon captured by Gen. Butler's colored troops. From a drawing. enemy directed its fiting to be a history of the movements Headquarters of Gen. Butler on North bank of the James, eight miles from Richmond. 1. office and room of Gen. Butler. 2. kitchen. 3. servants' lodgings. from the Rapidan, this movement is narrated, and altre work on the canal, and the country rang with another of Butler's failures at Dutch Gap Canal. I could not publish that lpeace, a monument to its projector and constructor, one of Butler's failures. In October 28, 1864, all was quiet on the J, it having been generally circulated in the city that General Butler had shut himself up in his headquarters and dared not nt said: The only thing I see that you can do is this: General Butler is in New York in command. I don't see exactly what h
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
suggested delay in starting Grant aware that Butler was to lead the expedition off Fort Fisher: Pa ridiculous fiasco of the powder-boat scheme Butler in no way concerned in it strength of the Forbrought to your attention to be remedied. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. During Genll be seen that this experiment was another of Butler's failures through the inefficiency of some oft the report of the defences would be, for General Butler had made an opinion for him. Confidenticaptured, one of your informants says that General Butler could easily have taken the fort on Christow what they were talking about, and while General Butler is fully able to take care of himself, it n; notwithstanding all that I went back to General Butler, and told him I considered it would be murhe expense was well incurred as it retires General Butler to private life, See Appendix No. 138.upon you and yours, I am, your friend, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General. Cincinnati, Jan. 26, 186[9 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
hapter 18: why I was relieved from command. Grant requests Butler's removal succeeded by Ord turning over the Department accounts up Grant withdraws the expression his regrets and his tribute to Butler's ability something about one Badeau West Point and its claim to did not get enough West Point to hurt him Halleck's efforts to get Butler removed Halleck's characteristics described West Point Intriguersfederates after Gettysburg Lee offers to resign in Mahone's favor Butler's farewell to his troops Ireturned to my command on the 16th of I. By direction of the President of the United States, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler is relieved from the command of the Department of North esignate an officer to take this command temporarily. II. Major-General Butler on being relieved will repair to Lowell, Mass., and report brades of the Army of the James, I bid you farewell! farewell! Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. H. C. Clarke, Captain and A. D. C,
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 19: observations upon matters connected with the War. (search)
ected with the War. Tribute to individual staff officers closing days of the Rebellion an interview with Lincoln disposal of colored troops discussed Butler proposes to take them to the Isthmus of Darien and dig a canal across Lincoln's death stops the enterprise Conferences with President Johnson belief that traitn's terms of surrender to Sherman drawn by the Confederate Cabinet Davis would have continued the War his imprisonment in irons at President Johnson's request, Butler suggests a method for trying Davis: a military commission, with an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States I think it is due that some word should be from it is over. He reflected a while, having given the matter his serious attention, and then spoke up, using his favorite phrase: There is meat in that, General Butler; there is meat in that. But how will it affect our foreign relations? I want you to go and talk it over with Mr. Seward and get his objections, if he has an
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