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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
nder that pressure of ambition for the highest office which has caused so many next in position to murder their chief to attain his place. Such effects of overweening ambition are strung along as guide-posts through the whole history of the governments of the world. That this condition of my feeling toward Grant is no afterthought of mine, and that I understood the circumstances of my removal as fully then as now, is shown by a letter written by me on the 13th of January, 1865, to Gen. John A. Rawlins, chief of General Grant's staff, who was not a West Point officer, but above them all, and afterwards became Secretary of War. See Appendix No. 146. I never spoke with General. Grant upon these matters until shortly after his inauguration as President, when a mutual friend, Geo. Wilkes, Esq., spoke to him of the occurrence and told him of my feelings and views in regard to it. Grant said to him: I would like to see General Butler; will he come to see me? No, replied my friend
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 19: observations upon matters connected with the War. (search)
ervice, and distinguished himself very greatly for gallant conduct. He was appointed by the President as lieutenant-colonel in the regular army, and attached to the staff of General Wool, and by the President's request Wool assigned him to serve on my staff. He was afterwards employed by the Secretary of War, serving him directly upon important matters where great prudence, courage, and discretion were required. For his meritorious services he was promoted to brevet major-general, when Mr. Rawlins, who knew him in the Army of the James, was Secretary of War. It was well deserved, but was not recommended by me, because I had at one time previous to his appointment an idea that my recommendation might do him more harm than good. I have already spoken of his services as I think they deserve to be spoken of. Another volunteer aid was Lieut. Haswell C. Clarke, of Boston, quite a young man, hardly arrived at his majority. He served with me faithfully and well in the Department of N
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
B. F. Butler. [no. 75. see page 695.] headquarters Eighteenth Army Corps, in the field, Va., June 21, 1864. Brigadier-General Rawlins: General.:--I have the honor to forward to you copies to correspondence to General Butler. I have no commenicate this to General Butler with whom the lieutenant-general has spoken. By command of Lieutenant-General Grant: John A. Rawlins, Brigadier-General and Chief of taff. [no. 77. see page 696.] headquarters armies of the United States, in the firs of U. S. Grant, Vol. II., p. 150. [no. 146. see page 853.] [Private.] Fortress Monroe, Jan. 13, 1865. My Dear Rawlins:--You know that I like to see a thing well done if done at all, and I must say my enemies about your headquarters are ve friends. And it is of no consequence to him whether the injury proceeds from their enmity or incapacity. Now, my dear Rawlins, look after those stupid fellows a little or they will do mischief to their chief. They have already circulated a story