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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
g the first reinforcements, six thousand of Breckinridge's corps. On the 26th Van Dorn, who was lrce since the reinforcement by Van Dorn and Breckinridge of the enemy, is too small for operations aon the city,--as they afterwards were under Breckinridge,--it was necessary for me to be in readines to be of the greatest importance. True, Breckinridge's division had suffered somewhat from diseaas an admirable one. Then Williams awaited Breckinridge. The attack was made under cover of an awas fully met by Williams and his command. Breckinridge made one mistake: He knew our centre was heg of truce came from the victorious (?) General Breckinridge, asking leave for a party to come in ant four miles and a half above Baton Rouge. Breckinridge says he had no information of this until th this morning at 10 o'clock. He says he saw Breckinridge's force of six full regiments and fourteen ent — the repulse of the division of Major-General Breckinridge by the troops led by General William[1 more...]
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)
and having been promoted he was sent to Charleston to report to General Gillmore. He was put in command of a brigade and ordered to assault Fort Wagner, where he lost his life by a wound that caused him a lingering and painful illness. Upon my recommendation the President appointed him a major-general, and his commission reached him on his dying bed. Col. George A. Kensel was my chief of artillery and inspector-general. He was a Kentuckian, having been appointed to West Point by General Breckinridge, but was loyal to the cause. He was one of the young artillery officers who, when I went to Fortress Monroe in 1861, had accepted an appointment made through the kindness of a friend as quartermaster instead of lieutenant of artillery, which was his lineal rank. Disgusted with his employment in substantially civil affairs, while his comrades were in the field, he applied to me for an appointment on my staff. He went with me to New Orleans, was detailed as chief of ordnance, and s
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 21: practice of the law. (search)
to have so much of such details written by myself:-- General Butler has the power, possessed by but few men, of attending to several important mental operations at the same time. An incident will show you my meaning:-- In a trial of quite an important matter, in the year 1860, I was counsel on the same side with General Butler. It was a busy season of the year for lawyers like him, who always had an overflowing docket. The trial began just after his return from the nomination of Breckinridge. He was to make a report of his doings to his constituents at Lowell. The meeting was called to be held at night. Dissatisfaction existed in the party, and the General must, therefore, speak with care and consideration. He determined to write what he was to say. But the court began early and sat late. He took his seat in court, and while the adverse party examined their witnesses in chief, he wrote out his speech, apparently absorbed therein. But he cross-examined each witness at gr
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
. Hdqrs. Dept. of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Hancock's House, 2 1-2 miles North of Walthall Junction, Va., May 18, 1864, 9 P. M. The crisis demands prompt and decisive action. The two armies are now too far apart to secure success, unless we consent to give up Petersburg, and thus place the capital in jeopardy. If General Lee will fall back behind the Chickahominy, engaging the enemy so as to draw him on, General Beauregard can bring up fifteen thousand men to unite with Breckinridge, and fall upon the enemy's flank with over twenty thousand effectives, thus rendering Grant's defeat certain and decisive in time to enable General Beauregard to return with reinforcements from General Lee to drive Butler from before Petersburg, and from his present position in advance of Bermuda Hundred. Petersburg and Richmond could be held three days, or four at most, by the forces left there for that purpose. Without such concentration nothing decisive can be effected, and the pictu
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
t suggested to, 775. Attack upon; by Brick Pomeroy, regarding spoons, 43; by Massachusetts papers, for advocating ten-hour law, 92, 107-108; by New York Tribune and other papers for voting for Davis, 142; by persons in Lowell for voting for Breckinridge, 148-149; by northern newspapers for seizing Baltimore, 227; by northern newspapers for Big Bethel disaster, 271; by northern newspapers for buying sugar at New Orleans, 384; by various persons for issuing woman order, 420-421; by various persdley, Judge, decision in the Adams Co., Iowa, case, 995. Bragg, Gen., Braxton, 458-500; despatch from Beauregard to, 681; Lee's arrival at Petersburg telegraphed to, 703; reference to, 809, 814, 816; the counterpart of Halleck, 879. Breckinridge, John C., nominated for Presidency 144-145; why Butler supported, 148; supporters meet in Washington, 148, 150; part of his corps ordered to Vicksburg, 458, 463; sent against New Orleans, 470; attacks Williams at Baton Rouge, 481, 483; spies repor