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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
wer drafts to that amount, and he recommends that I be selected as the brigadier to take command. Here is his letter. Oliver said:-- Well, Governor, as General Butler has found the means to go, I think he ought to go. I don't know but he had, said the governor; I will take it into consideration. I believed then that to communicate it to Captain Blake is another question. This is the steamer Maryland, which plies as a ferry-boat between Havre de Grace and Perryville. I am General Butler, of Massachusetts, and my troops here are Massachusetts men, and we propose landing here. I was thus careful, because I had heard that a great many of the na actually in service. I take the responsibility of giving you an order to march, and shall expect it to be obeyed. Here Red Nose lighted up and said:-- General Butler, you don't appear to be aware that a general of United States militia has no right to command New York State troops. No, sir, said I, I am not aware of tha
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 6: contraband of War, Big Bethel and Hatteras. (search)
eneral B. F. Butler is hereby placed in command of the volunteer forces in this department, exclusive of those at Fortress Monroe. His present command at Camps Butler and Hamilton will include the First, Second, Seventh, Ninth, and Twentieth New York Regiments, the Battalion of Massachusetts Volunteers, and the Union Coast Guarn order was drawn as follows, which he signed:-- headquarters Department of Virginia, Fortress Monroe, Va., August 25, 1861. Special Order No. 13. Major-General Butler will prepare eight hundred and sixty troops for an expedition to Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, to go with Commodore Stringham, commanding Home Squadron, any (B) of the Second Artillery from Fortress Munroe. They will be provided with ten days rations and water, and one hundred and forty rounds of ammunition. General Butler will report, as soon as he has his troops prepared, to Flag-Officer Stringham, and he will be ready to embark at one o'clock to-morrow. As soon as the object
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
ers Second brigade, Baton Rouge, La., August 2, 1862. John Mahan [Mann?] with a pass from General Butler, dated July 22, for Vicksburg, and who left New Orleans July 25, and arrived at Pontchatoulamary tribute of mourning will be worn by the officers in the department. By command of Major-General Butler. R. S. Davis, Captain and A. A. G. headquarters Department of the Gulf, New OrleanMerrimack, Manassas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, by her own destruction. By command of Major-General Butler. R. S. Davis, Captain and A. A. A. G. When I turned my attention to the perfecting o a short distance above here, the negroes who have returned under the terms fixed upon by Major-General Butler, without provocation or cause of any kind, refused this morning to work, and assaulted tht to retain the colors which they had so gallantly taken from the enemy. By command of Major-General Butler. R. S. Davis, Captain and A. A. A. G. I have now set out, I believe, all the militar
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)
utably fixed the responsibility on the government at Washington and on General Grant. Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. II., p. 607. How so, Mr. Davis? Had you given any proof other than a recitation of the reports of General Butler? True, they were made upon his honor as an officer of the army of the United States to his government. But upon what principle did the mere word, not even the oath, of a felon and an outlaw irrefutably fix any fact? I rose early in the mhad been stated or could be stated, it would relieve me in every way, and I should be justified to my own people and to other nations. If Seward had had the courage to say, or if Stanton would have said and published words amounting to this: General Butler has been recalled at the request of the Emperor Napoleon, as was the fact, I should have been in a condition to go again into the service, if desired, with honor, and might have done credit to myself. I came to the conclusion that Lincoln
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
h a decided division of opinion. It was finally decided that the United States Government should be notified that as General Butler had been outlawed by Mr. Davis' proclamation, in company with all officers who should command negro troops, they woulion that the government did not recognize the right of the rebel authorities to outlaw its officers, and that neither General Butler nor his officers could be intimidated from the performance of their duties by any such threats, and that the governmerginia legislature, as I was informed, passed a resolution asking Mr. Davis to reverse the outlawry and recognize General Butler. After some delay another boatload of prisoners was sent up and exchanged. Learning that the Union prisoners in the Snication from Robert Ould, Esq., agent of exchange of the authorities of the belligerents at Richmond, directed to Major-General Butler, agent for the exchange of prisoners on behalf of the United States, signed with the official signature of Robert
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)
went and the subject was again brought up by the President, and the result of our conversation was that Mr. Lincoln asked me to go to Fortress Monroe and ask General Butler if he would be willing to run, and, if not, to confer with him upon the subject. General Butler positively declined to consider the subject, saying that heGeneral Butler positively declined to consider the subject, saying that he preferred to remain in the military service, and he thought a man could not justify himself in leaving the army in the time of war to run for a political office. The general and myself then talked the matter over freely, and it is my opinion at this distance from the event that he suggested that a Southern man should be given the place. After completing the duty assigned by the President, I returned to Washington and reported the result to Mr. Lincoln. He seemed to regret General Butler's decision, and afterwards the name of Andrew Johnson was suggested and accepted. In my judgment Mr. Hamlin never had a serious chance to become the vice-presidential ca
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)
of his: General Grant has gone away drunk; General Butler has seen it, and will never fail to use tht would be plainly visible,--and says that General Butler will use it as a weapon which has been putand then told me that he could not relieve General Butler, and that as I had so severely criticised y Point, July 2, 1864, 11 o'clock A. M. Major-General Butler: A correspondent, Mr.----, understoo them. Many soldiers anxiously inquired: Will Butler's men fight? Then some private, who was bette rumor. They said: We have heard from some of Butler's men that in the breast pocket of the coat oftia, with which to defend Petersburg, and that Butler had laid this report before Baldy Smith and HaI ever after did do. He also says:-- General Butler had made some threat, with reference to theneral on intimate official relations with General Butler) that General Butler went to General Grantm to the command of one of the corps under General Butler. I was not long in finding out that the o[7 more...]
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)
ld conspiracy. Across the James River the demonstration of August 13 Butler's plan for attack on Newmarket Heights an order: respectfully submitted to cricolored division on Fort Newmarket and capture of Fort Harrison by General Ord Butler gets between the lines Lee's vain attempt to retake the position Butler's logButler's log-house headquarters courage of colored troops demonstrated Medals for bravery Dutch Gap Canal: dug and blown out to let the fleet up the River, and then the Navy iboats all about the City August Belmont wants to bet the gold conspiracy how Butler kept the price down Butler offered post of Secretary of War banquet to ButlerButler offered post of Secretary of War banquet to Butler Beecher names him for President an unfortunate affair In August we had a small holding on the north side of the James River at a point known as Deep Bottom. GenButler Beecher names him for President an unfortunate affair In August we had a small holding on the north side of the James River at a point known as Deep Bottom. General Grant wanted to get north of the James still further up so that if it became convenient or necessary the united armies of the Potomac and the James,--leaving eno
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
t once started, found the transports already anchored off Cape Henry, and started them at once to sea. When we left the harbor, I did not see there a single vessel that belonged to Admiral Porter's fleet. I think all the difference between General Butler and Admiral Porter as to the time we sailed is at that one point. Admiral Porter did not know that our transports went up the bay, but supposed they went right out to sea. Thence he says that General Butler started before he did. That, I thiGeneral Butler started before he did. That, I think, is the cause of difference between them on that point. It was arranged that we should meet the naval fleet twenty-five miles off New Inlet. See Appendix No. 116. But in order not to arouse any suspicion in regard to Wilmington, and in order that, if it became necessary, we might land at Masonboroa Inlet, which is eighteen miles above Fort Fisher, my fleet was ordered to rendezvous and did rendezvous off Masonboroa Inlet, but far out at sea that they might not be seen. Admiral Porter was
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
se reasons, no invitation had been sent to General Butler at the time when the other invitations werernoon of the reception day, to the fact that General and Mrs. Butler were in Washington, he at onclosed. Previous to ordering any troops from Butler, I sent my chief engineer, General Barnard, fro the latter with great security; but that General Butler could not move from where he was, in co-op, very much to the annoyance, no doubt, of General Butler, and, I know, very much to my own. I foundhe war for the preservation of the Union. General Butler certainly gave his very earnest support toI have always been sorry that I did not do so. Butler is a man it is a fashion to abuse, but he is aart of the documentary evidence tending General Butler's Yacht America. Original winner of the Ath no moral sense. Hard words, you say, General Butler. Yes; I use them when they are the only ooutside influences. I understand the names of Butler and Sickles have been strongly urged by politi[28 more...]
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