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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 3 1 Browse Search
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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)
l describe them in a continuous narrative later on. In the year 1839 I made the acquaintance of Fisher Ames Hildreth, the only son of Dr. Israel Hildreth, of Dracut, a town adjoining Lowell on the north side of Merrimack River. That acquaintance ripened into an affectionate friendship which terminated only with his death thirty years afterwards. Dr. Hildreth had a family of seven children, six of them being daughters. The eldest, Rowena, was married in 1836 at a very early age to Mr. Henry Read, a merchant of Lowell. The two youngest children were then merely schoolgirls. Fisher invited me to the family gathering at the Thanksgiving feast of that year, and there I first met Sarah, the second daughter. I was very much impressed with her personal endowments, literary attainments, and brilliancy of mind. Dr. Hildreth was an exceedingly scholarly and literary man. He was a great admirer of the English poets, especially of Byron, Burns, and Shakespeare, and had early taught the
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
of War: Have been fighting all day. Enemy are endeavoring to close in on our lines. We shall hold on. Have captured rebel General Walker, of Texas troops. General Sheridan is at White House, and has sent for a pontoon bridge, which I have forwarded him. Have also sent one of my army gunboats with launches up the Rappahannock, as requested. B. F. Butler, Major-General. [no. 60. see page 669.] near Chester, May 30, 1864, 10 P. M. Gen. R. E. Lee, at Lee's Station: Hoke's division and Read's battalion of artillery have been ordered to report to you forthwith. I will follow with Johnson's as soon as enemy's movements here will permit. G. T. Beauregard. [no. 61. see page 670.] headquarters Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Half-Way House, May 14, 1864. General:--You are authorized to make the change in the troops indicated. Fort Powhatan is a very important position. Require from my ordnance officer what heavy guns you may need for Fort Powhatan, but get them h
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], (search)
Examination postponed. --Four of the men charged with the murder, on last Friday night, on 17th street, of Patrick Kelley and William Downes, members of Read's Artillery — viz: Dick Duff alias Pearce, Dan Broderick, Frank Antonius, and Patrick O'Neal, of Baltimore, and said to-belong respectively to the Blood Tub and Plug Ugly, Club — were brought before the Mayor yesterday to answer the felony with which they stand charged. Several abandoned females, present at the enactment of the tragedy, have been very wisely looked up in jail as witnesses or defendants, as the developments to be made shall render necessary.--Bob Moore, a Baltimorean, implicated in the transaction, had not been arrested yesterday. For the purpose of getting all of the parties concerned, either as principals or witnesses, before him, the Mayor continued the case. The murder, to which we have briefly alluded heretofore, was one of the most brutal and causeless tragedies that ever disgraced this city. By it
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], Eighteenth Virginia regiment. (search)
off; H. E. Wootten, one finger shot off, Geo. W. Yarborough, leg broken. Company C, Capt H T Ovan — Killed Privates Upson A. Robinson and Wm. O Watson Wounded: Lieut. A A Watkins, thumb shot off; Sergeant Chas. H Wilkinson, in hand; Privates Jno. A. Allen, in leg; Wm. J. Davis, shot through both legs, one broken; James A Robinson, in head; T P Robinson, in foot; Y W Dalton, in arm; R T Jones, neck. Missing; Sergeant Richard O Verssr. Company D, Capt. E. G. Hall--Killed: Sergeant Henry Read and Private T Cavter. --Wounded: Sergeant T H Brightwell, in hand; Privates E. A Chick, in side; J T. Gallager, in face. Missing: Privates G W Adams and R C Moore. Company F, Capt. Randolph Harrison--Killed: Color Sergeant Solon A Boston. --Wounded, John H Barker, in hand. Company F. Capt. R A Bookers Killed Sergeant A M Hughes. Wounded: Privates A L Faris, dangerously: R P Mayon slightly.--Missing: Private B J Haney. Company G, Capt. Richard Irby--Wounded: Corporal