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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
the leave of the governor, I established my headquarters in a room in the State House, and from that time the business of organizing and getting the troops ready to go forward was turned over to me. Meanwhile, a direction came from Washington to send two regiments to Fortress Monroe, which was supposed to be threatened by the Confederates in Virginia. Indeed, a battery had then been commenced on the shore of Hampton Creek, opposite the fort, and a very curious letter was written to Colonel Dimmick, who was in command, which I saw afterwards, asking if the ladies of Hampton threw up a battery there, whether he would fire upon them while doing the work. That puzzled the gallant old colonel, as he told me, but he returned an answer in substance, that he could not allow anybody to erect a battery within the reach of the guns of Fortress Monroe, but that he would refer the matter to Washington. Transportation being furnished by water for the troops, the Third and Fourth Regiments
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 5: Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. (search)
and I told him the same thing. With many expressions of personal friendship, he insisted that I should accept my promotion, and he said further that it was intended to put me in command of one of the most important departments of the United States, including Fortress Monroe and Norfolk,--the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. On the 18th I got the following order from General Scott:-- Sir:--You will proceed to Fortress Monroe and assume the command of that post, when Colonel Dimmick will limit his command to the regular troops, composing a part of the garrison, but will, by himself and his officers, give such aid in the instruction of the volunteers as you may direct. It is expected that you put yourself into free communication with the commander of the United States naval forces in Hampton Roads, and invite his cordial co-operation with you in all operations in whole or in part by water, and, no doubt, he will have received corresponding instruction from the Na