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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
from information derived from various sources, and specially from J. W. Monfort, agent of the State of Indiana, who has gone to Washington, and from whom you can learn the facts that lead to my belief. Without suggesting any blame upon the part of the agent of exchange, would it not, in fact, seem to be that such a state of feeling has grown up between himself and the rebel agent that, without doing anything which would impute wrong, or detract from the appreciation ot the efforts of General Meredith, this might be done as if outside of either agent. This is submitted for consideration with a single desire, to relieve the soldiers now in a condition to enlist all our sympathies. I can make these suggestions all the more freely, as I leave this evening to arrange the affairs of this department in North Carolina, and can have probably no personal part in the matter. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding