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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 2: early political action and military training. (search)
-officers were kind enough to treat me as if I had not been turned out, and elected me brigadier-general. I had the pleasure of receiving from Governor Gardner a commission as brigadier-general, signed by himself as chief executive of the Commonwealth. He could not withhold his signature, for if he did, he and his attorney-general very well knew that proceedings for a mandamus would be after him with celerity and vigor, if nothing more. Meantime this contest had made some stir, and President Pierce sent the new brigadier-general an appointment as visitor at West Point, authorizing me to examine that institution. Thus I had the good fortune to have two military appointments, one signed by the Know-Nothing Governor Gardner, and the other one signed by the Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis. When at West Point, I was introduced to General Scott, who took me cordially by the hand, and said, I am very glad that the oldest general in the United States has the pleasure of receiving the
and universal excitement and political agitation. In the presidential election of 1852, when Pierce and Scott were the candidates, both political parties substantially united on a platform in rega platform, like most platforms, was an evasion of the point actually at issue. At the election, Pierce was chosen by the vote of all but five States. Meanwhile a fruitful subject of turmoil, anxiegs, but none where the struggles upon great and vital questions were so fierce as in this. President Pierce sent a body of troops into Kansas, and by force of arms dispersed the free settlers governm preference for President was Guthrie of Kentucky, who had been Secretary of the Treasury during Pierce's administration. Being well acquainted with him I had great reverence for him as a clear-headeal to the Union. As a loyal Union soldier he had been rewarded by a seat in the Cabinet of President Pierce, as Secretary of War. This post he had filled with commendation, and had then taken a seat
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 6: contraband of War, Big Bethel and Hatteras. (search)
; but I selected as commander my officer next in rank, General Pierce, of Massachusetts. I very much wished to devolve the lonels outranking him that were no more qualified than General Pierce, and I did not like to do these officers an apparent ialled and all the colonels but Duryea voted to retire, and Pierce gave the order. The ground it was put upon was that the tre hungry. They had actually marched eleven miles; and if Pierce had given the order for them to sit down and take lunch, tbrought back were sufficient evidence of the great alarm. Pierce said that there were between four and five thousand of the-general in command. I had but one brigadier-general, General Pierce, and I had to give him the command. Yet while no blamerfully. We have already seen that at Great Bethel, General Pierce and his men believed the fortifications, instead of beher hand, the rebels believed that the Yankee force of General Pierce that they saw was five thousand men, when there were r
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 7: recruiting in New England. (search)
ernor. Lieutenant-Colonel George was a very close friend of Ex-President Pierce, then alive, and was one of the best advocates in New Hampshverjoyed. We had it all arranged; but when Colonel George informed Pierce of it, the ex-president stood out bitterly against it, and said evey to give him. Notwithstanding Colonel George's high respect for Pierce, he felt it was the turning-point of his life, and he remained firm in his intention of raising a regiment. But Pierce looked upon the going to war of his law partner at the head of a New Hampshire regiment atances, as then appeared, if the colonel went to the war. Therefore Pierce represented to her that life in camp was very dangerous to the morake that offer, which of course was duly reported by the wife to General Pierce. The ex-president met it by saying that there could be no willsband's death, and that in fact it was no provision at all. So that Pierce beat us, and I lost my colonel and my regiment from New Hampshire,
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
on a conference with him I said I would support him if nominated notwithstanding the platform, because I knew how a man from a State like Indiana would construe it. But the delegation of the State of New York carried the nomination of Mr. Cleveland by insisting upon voting as a unit, by voting a majority, which States had not unfrequently done in the Democratic conventions before the war. I remember an instance of Virginia voting a great many times in the Baltimore convention which nominated Pierce in favor of Buchanan, although they stood eight to seven as between Buchanan and Douglas. The nomination of Mr. Cleveland I looked upon as a victory of the free traders of New York City. The convention adjourned and we went home. I had several strong inducements offered me by my friends, purporting to come from the highest authorities, that in case I would support Mr. Cleveland I should receive the highest consideration in his administration. I replied to that, that I wanted for myself
oss of life in prison, 609, 610; lack of water at, 611. Andover, Mass., President Pierce's son killed, 1020. Andre, tried by military commission, 843, 916. Aions in Department of Gulf, 577. Conant, Captain, 480. Concord, N. H., President Pierce's home, 1020. Craig, Captain, Grant in office of, 868. Crimea, medalaufort, N. C., 618. Pierpont, Governor, protests against draft, 618. Pierce, General, at Big Bethel, 172, 268, 270, 275, 292. Pierce, President, appoints BuPierce, President, appoints Butler visitor at West Point, 127; makes Davis Secretary of War, 140; persuades law partner not to enlist, 303-304: reference to, 982; son killed, 1020; asks Butler to defend railroad, 1021; the suit, 1021-1026. Pierce, Mrs., the piety of, 1021. Pierce, Henry B., reminds Butler of Fast Day proclamation, 970. Plymouth, N. CPierce, Henry B., reminds Butler of Fast Day proclamation, 970. Plymouth, N. C., occupied by Union forces, 617; captured, 636. Plymton, N. A., Esq., Butler's efforts in behalf of, 975. Point of Rocks, Butler builds hospital, 847. Point