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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 126 12 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 39 1 Browse Search
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley 36 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 26 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 12 0 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 11 1 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 8 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 8 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1862., [Electronic resource] 7 1 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 6 0 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 1: lineage and education. (search)
prolongation of life, a promise which all hope will be fulfilled. This venerable man has done a thing the like of which no man ever will do again, upon the doctrine of chances: he voted in 1840 as presidential elector for the election of William Henry Harrison as President of the United States, and, in 1888, forty eight years after, as such elector, voted to make president his grandson, Benjamin Harrison. Judge Nesmith died in 1890, since this paragraph was written. Nay, so potent were treject you on account of that answer, because it is generally right in point of fact, even if wrong in point of law. During the autumn of 1840, I began my education in national politics, making my first speech in favor of Van Buren as against Harrison, who was so triumphantly elected. Harrison's election did me a great good, for, as my speeches did not change the result, I was for a time disgusted with politics and stuck to law, as I would advise every young man to do, until he has secured a
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 5: Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. (search)
nauguration on the 4th of March. That probability was so serious that Scott advised that all the available troops of the United States army which could be spared from other posts of duty should be assembled at Washington. A considerable number were brought there, and by way of exhibiting to the country. a state of preparation, Scott ordered a review and parade of all the troops assembled there, on the 22d of February. Ex-President John Tyler, who had been elected Vice-President under Harrison, prevailed on President Buchanan to issue an order, late in the evening of the 21st of February, revoking the parade. This order was issued over the heads of General Scott and the new Secretary of War Holt. On the next day General Sickles persuaded the President to withdraw his order and permit the parade to take place. This was done so late in the afternoon that Scott's exhibit of his forces showed only two companies of the United States troops taking part in the procession on the 22d i
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
as could have been done; but Mr. Kelly was taken sick almost immediately after the election and could not attend to business. With him to aid me I could have proven the case; without him I could not bring in the witnesses against the great influence of a successful administration and would fail of proof, and therefore the investigation was not instituted. But I felt certain then, as I do now, that there were votes to the number of several thousand that were wrongly counted in that election. Since that time I have taken no part in politics, save that in the campaign of 1888 I made a single speech in Boston in behalf of the tariff, and I repeated that speech at Detroit, at the request of President Harrison. Michigan was regarded as a doubtful State, as another attempt was being made to have a fusion between the Democrats and greenbackers in that campaign, such as was carried out in the previous one, and I used all the influence I could to prevent its being done. Decorative Motif.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
878; nominated for President, 968. Harper's Ferry, John Brown at, 133-134; Confederate troops at, 217. Hare, Dr., of Philadelphia, 233. Havre-De-Grace, passage to, 182, 190. Harvey, Judge, Butler's bankrupt case before, 989. Harrison, Wm. Henry, political speech against, 77. Harrison, President, reference to, 984. Harvard College, why son Paul was sent there, 81-82; bodies of Tewksbury paupers sold to, 939; reference to, 973; incident of 975, 976, 981. Hatteras Inlet, exHarrison, President, reference to, 984. Harvard College, why son Paul was sent there, 81-82; bodies of Tewksbury paupers sold to, 939; reference to, 973; incident of 975, 976, 981. Hatteras Inlet, expedition to, 281-286; Butler's expedition against, 281-285. Haxall's, Sheridan arrives at, 653. Hayes, President, reform adminstration of, 446; reference to, 860, 926, 967. Hay, John, remarks concerning, 243,260,264,421. Haseltine, Colonel, report regarding Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 369. Heckman, Gen. C. A., engagement of, near Port Walthall Junction, 645; repulses enemy, 648; brigade position at Drury's Bluff, 658; position at Drury's Bluff, 664; account of attack at Drury's