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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
built an equally strong line immediately in front of him across the neck ; and it was therefore as if Butler was in a bottle. He was perfectly safe against an attack; but, as Barnard expressed it, the enemy had corked the bottle and with a small force could hold the cork in its place. This struck me as being very expressive of his position, particularly when I saw the hasty sketch which General Barnard It will be remembered that Barnard was the engineer sent down by Halleck on the 21st of May, 1864, to examine my defences and report whether I could move my army for offensive operations. He reported to Grant on the 24th of May recommending that for offensive operations twenty thousand of my troops be sent out of the bottle to reinforce and rescue Grant at Cold Harbor, which was done. And it also appears that Barnard in attempting to describe my fortifications by a picture, used this phrase, which Grant remembered and put in a report to Halleck. It is a just criticism to say, h
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
[no. 76. see page 695.] City Point, July 8, 1864. Maj.-Gen. W. F. Smith, Commanding Eighteenth Army Corps: There will probably be no movements for a week or ten days, and you have permission to use this time to visit New York. Communicate this to General Butler with whom the lieutenant-general has spoken. By command of Lieutenant-General Grant: John A. Rawlins, Brigadier-General and Chief of taff. [no. 77. see page 696.] headquarters armies of the United States, in the field, May 21, 1864, 7 A. M. (Received 10.35 A. M.） Maj.-Gen. H. W. Halleck, chief of staff: I fear there is some difficulty with the forces at City Point which prevents their effective use. The fault may be with the commander, and it may be with his subordinates. General Smith, whilst a very able officer, is obstinate, and is likely to condemn whatever is not suggested by himself. Either those forces should be so occupied as to detain a force nearly equal to their own, or the garrison and the intrenchme