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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)
morning, stopping at twelve for dinner, beginning again before one and stopping at six. I then returned to the office at seven, and closed usually at ten. For exercise, my brother-in-law had given me a small gray saddle horse, very sprightly and strong. I usually rode him four or five nights a week, for an hour or two hours, about the suburbs of the city and lonely ways of the neighborhood, meanwhile amusing myself by recalling and reciting snatches of poetry, especially from Byron, and Moore, whom I much admired, and sometimes from Pope and Scott. Commencing in the early autumn of 1838, this continued till late in the spring of 1839. By this time, I had finished my Blackstone, and was told to read Kent's Commentaries for American law. I had lighted upon a treatise published in Rhode Island upon the Constitution of the United States, apparently a text-book for schools. I began by committing to memory the Constitution. Then I read the author's comments upon it, which learni
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 9: taking command of a Southern City. (search)
shall give later on. I was very much puzzled to know whether this policy of burning the crops was that of the rebel government or of an insane wretch, one Thomas O. Moore, governor of Louisiana and commander-in-chief of its militia, who issued some crazy orders once as to hanging instantly without trial any person who should be fever; but, alas! it was true, as shown by the following correspondence:-- headquarters Department No. 1, C. S. A., camp Moore, La., May 12, 1862. Governor Thomas O. Moore: Sir:--. . . With reference to your want of knowledge of my plans, it has probably escaped your mind that I read to you yesterday that part of my lett. Lovell, Major-General Commandling. This letter shows that this question was submitted to Lee on or before the 12th of May, and that it was agreed to by Governor Moore and Judge Moise; and there is nothing in the War correspondence which shows that it was ever objected to by Lee. I ought to state what the dangers were. I
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 10: the woman order, Mumford's execution, etc. (search)
as I have before had the honor to inform the Department of State, it was made a condition of the very passes given by Governor Moore, that a quantity of arms and powder should be returned in proportion to the cotton shipped. The very high price ofllowed by the planters and factors of the other States of the Confederacy, the same cotton factors made a petition to Governor Moore and General Twiggs to devise means to prevent any shipment of cotton to New Orleans whatever. For answer to this petition, Governor Moore issued a proclamation forbidding the bringing of cotton within the limits of the city, under the penalties therein prescribed. This action was concurred in by General Twiggs, then in command of the Confederate forces, and e rebellion. The only cotton allowed to be shipped during the autumn and winter of 1861 and 1862, was by permits of Governor Moore, granted upon the express condition, that at least one-half in value should be returned in arms and munitions of war.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
y proper with a very small force in view of the possible prevalence of yellow fever, which, thank heaven! did not come. When my guards were posted, I had as a reserve force less than two hundred and fifty men. My whole army was regarded by the rebels as very small, yet I held the whole of Western Louisiana east of the Red River. I sent small parties of troops when necessary everywhere in it, and no one was ever disturbed except a small party under a flag of truce, which was seized. Governor Moore, on June 12, sent the following information to President Davis:-- . . . The army of Butler is insignificant in numbers, and that fact makes our situation the more humiliating. He has possession of New Orleans with troops not equalling in number an ordinary city mob. He has Baton Rouge, and, until Fuller's exploit, Violation of a flag of truce used the Opelousas railroad to transport small parties to various places in the interior, who intimidated our people, and perpetrated the m
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
a, Richard H., Jr., Butler's opponent in congressional campaign, 921; speech in Lynn, 921-922; Butler's reply, 922; defeated, 922. Danville Railroad, cut, 651. Davenport, Lieut. John I., reports Smith's movements, 687,690; reports of, 701; on Butler's staff, 900. Davis, Jefferson, vote for, in Charleston Convention explained, 138, 142; interview with regarding secession, 159; might have captured Washington, 219-221; instigates burning of cotton, at New Orleans, 385-386; letter from Moore on Butler's force, 477; letter to General Smith regarding Vicksburg, 485; proclaims Butler an outlaw and a felon, 542, 546; fore-knowledge of Butler's recall, 546; subsequent disregard of his own proclamation, 548-549; reference to proclamation, 583, 586-590-595-600; Virginia legislature requests reversal of outlawry, 586-587; accuses medical officers of neglect, 614-616; attempted capture of, 620-621; obstinacy of, 631; proclamation of, 670; reference to, 767, 864; Bragg maligns generals to