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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 8: from Hatteras to New Orleans. (search)
alongside with Major Bell accompanying Capt. O. C. Glisson, who was welcomed by me on deck. He red navigated the vessel to Ship Island. Captain Glisson informed us that just ahead of us was theregiment and stand by you; and he did. Captain Glisson's boats not being many nor large, it madeou need not trouble yourself to do that. Captain Glisson is a gentleman and will see that she has or the exchange of proper courtesies with Captain Glisson, I sprang to the chaplain and said:-- into the army again. Go. I then told Captain Glisson what the man had done. He said he never your discharge to your post-office. Now, Captain Glisson, you can keep this fellow or throw him ov must make ready to go in a few minutes. Captain Glisson was about to return to his own vessel, anp cool, it will be strange if we can't. ) Captain Glisson preceded me down the side of the ship, anommand, Mr. Sturgis having gone away with Captain Glisson. We then found that the captain had put [5 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
not weigh in the balance, even in a money point of view, for a moment, with the lives of the men. The admiral declined going by, and the expedition was deprived of that essential element of success. At 12 o'clock noon of the 25th, Sunday, Captain Glisson, commanding the covering divisions of the fleet, reported the batteries silenced and his vessels in position to cover our landing. The transport fleet, following my flag-ship, stood in within eight hundred yards of the beach, and at once t is to be presumed they are sufficient. I am happy to bring to the attention of the lieutenant-general the excellent behavior of the troops, both officers and men, which was all that could be desired. I am under special obligations to Captain Glisson, of the Santiago de Cuba, for the able and efficient manner in which he covered our landing; to Captain Alden, of the Brooklyn, for his prompt assistance and the excellent gunnery with which the Brooklyn cleared the shores of all opposers at
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
interference of, 643; letter in regard to, 644; destroys railroad between Petersburg and Richmond, 645; reply to, 648; communication from, 649; orders from Butler, 650, 655; at Drury's Bluff, 657, 664; reference to, 671-672; volunteers to lead expedition against Petersburg, 672; his timidity, 677; fails to attack Petersburg, 678; ordered to Washington, 679; orders Chaplain Hudson to New York, 834; publishes a book, 834; conspiracy with Hudson, 835; reference to, 833, 858, 871, 891. Glisson, Capt. O. C., aids Butler, off Hatteras, 343, 347. Gloucester Point, troops concentrated at, 638. Golden Gate, schooner Parallel, exploded, 776. Gordon, of Georgia, reference to, 882; tribute to, 882-883. Gore, Governor, Christopher, Butler isues Fast Day Proclamation of, 970, 974. Gourgand quoted, 997. Grace, Archie, at Drury's Bluff, 663. Gracie's brigade, reference to, 704. Graham, Brigadier-General, raid of, 618; destroys Confederate signal stations on James River, 640;