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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
ted, I regard its fate as sealed. You may defend it for awhile to hold the enemy at bay, but it must follow ere long the fate of Fort Pillow. How important Davis thought Vicksburg was, is shown by his letter of the 14th of June, 1862, to General Smith, commanding at Vicksburg:-- Richmond, Virginia, June 14, 1862. Brig.-Gen. M. L. Smith, Vicksburg, Miss.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . What progress is being made toward the completion of the Arkansas? What is the condition of your defBrig.-Gen. M. L. Smith, Vicksburg, Miss.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . What progress is being made toward the completion of the Arkansas? What is the condition of your defence at Vicksburg? Can we do anything to aid you? Disasters above and below increase the value of your position. I hope and expect much from you. Jefferson Davis. On the 22d of June General Bragg ordered to Vicksburg the first reinforcements, six thousand of Breckinridge's corps. On the 26th Van Dorn, who was left in command of Beauregard's army, removed his headquarters to Vicksburg, only to be immediately superseded by Bragg, who was in command of the department. On the 1st of Ju
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 12: administration of finances, politics, and justice.--recall. (search)
s if such attempted confiscation had never been made. The result is, therefore, upon the showing of the bank by its return, that there is due and payable to the Confederate States, and therefore, now to be paid to the United States, the sums following:-- Confederate States treasurer's account$219,090.94 Confederate States special accounts12,465.00 Deposits by officers: J. M. Huger, receiver106,812.60 G. M. Ward, receiver72,084.90 J. C. Manning receiver1,120.00    $411,573.44 M. L. Smith, receiver16,026.52 S. Macklin, receiver6,814.57 Reichard, receiver497.30   Total,$434,911.83 This is the legal result to which the mind must arrive in this discussion. But there are other considerations which may apply to the first item of the account. Only the notes of the Confederate States were deposited by the treasurer in the bank, and by the order of the ruling authority then here, the bank was obliged to receive them. In equity and good conscience, the Confederate