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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 25 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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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)
aving heard anything from the operations of Ord, Captain DeKay, my aid who had accompanied General Ord so that urs, and found my troops occupying Fort Harrison. DeKay had ridden to find me and given me information of th Thereupon I called a couple of orderlies and said: DeKay, ride with me to Fort Harrison by the shortest routebt not except for the accident to Ord, I said: Well, DeKay, it is not usual to salute the commanding general wie; and under it all, I could not help smiling to see DeKay, who rode a fine hunter, trying to manage, as she wa I sat out the entertainment. Between the acts Captain DeKay of my staff, who was a society man in New York, of election. This being reported to me, I told Captain DeKay to say to Mr. Belmont that those bets would be tonclusion as to what I would try to do. I sent Lieutenant DeKay early in the morning with my carriage to Lyonst in case he should not do so willingly I gave Lieutenant DeKay instructions to bring him. In a few minutes
had been exploded,--I started immediately for Fort Fisher, ordering the transport fleet to follow me, each vessel as fast as it got coaled. Most of them got off directly. I got down near Fort Fisher between four and five o'clock, and found the fleet engaging the enemy and bombarding the fort. I remained there in sight until the signal was made to cease firing, when the admiral's ship ran out some four or five miles and came to anchor. I ran alongside of her and anchored, and sent Lieutenant DeKay of my staff on board to say that General Weitzel would be on board that night to arrange a plan of attack the next morning, if the admiral thought it advisable to attack. Admiral Porter sent back word that he was very tired that night, but if I would send General Weitzel and Colonel Comstock on board in the morning he would see them at as early an hour as I chose to send them. I sent General Weitzel as he was to command the troops on shore, and I proposed that all the minor details, 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)
antry of conduct as well in New Orleans as in the Army of the James, I promoted him to be aide-de-camp with the rank of captain and had him assigned as commissary of musters, the duties of which he performed to my entire acceptance. I have spoken of Colonel Kensel as having carried a second order through a line of fire on May 16, 1864; Captain Martin was my aid who took the first one. In the early part of the campaign two very young men came to me with high recommendations. One was Sidney B. DeKay, of New York, whom I accepted as an aid although he had not reached his majority. His services were so energetic and faithful that he remained on my personal staff until the last. After the war was over, a war broke out between Turkey and Greece, and he went to Athens and took a position in the Greek army, serving with great distinction until he received an accidental wound from the falling of a carbine which disabled him from further service. Later he served as assistant district-at
rs captured by us was three hundred, including twelve officers, two heavy rifled guns, two light guns, and six caissons. The loss of the army was one man drowned, two men killed, one officer captured, who accidentally wandered through our pickets, and ten men wounded, while upon the picket line, by the shells of the navy. Always chary of mentioning with commendation the acts of my own personal staff, yet I think the troops who saw it will agree to the cool courage and daring of Lieut. Sidney B. DeKay, aide-de-camp, in landing on the night of the 25th, and remaining aiding in re-embarkation on the 27th. For the details of the landing and the operations, I beg leave to refer you to the reports of Major-General Weitzel, commanding the division landed, which are hereto appended. Trusting my. action will meet with the approval of the lieutenant-general, this report is respectfully submitted. Benjamin F. Butler, Major-General. [Official copy.] E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant-
tten, General, chief of engineers, 466. Townsend, Colonel, at Big Bethel, 270, 275. Trent's Reach, navy unable to go above, 744; enemy's gunboats came through, 751. Trent affair, 316, 324. Tribune concedes right of secession, 141-142; abuse from, 142; letter to Andrew printed in, 216; news extract regarding contrabands, 263; on to Richmond, 267-289; article reflecting upon Hancock published, 700, 715; correspondent of arrested, 700; a government agent, 939. Turkey and Greece, DeKay distinguished in war between. 899. Turner, Colonel, of subsistence department at New Orleans, 404. Turner, Brigadier-General, reference to, 649; instructions for Roanoke expedition issued through,780, 782; valuable services on Butler's staff, 894; promoted, 894; reference to, 896. Twelfth Maine Regiment, 501. Ten-Hour Law, early history of contest, 90, 1090. Twenty-First Indiana Regiment, 481; 482; ought to have been sent to Galveston, 531. Twenty-Sixth Massachusetts, recruitm