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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
a and New market Roads, Oct. 3, 1864, 7.45 P. M. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . I have received a letter from Captain Smith of the navy proposing to Ould an exchange of naval prisoners independently of our commissioner. There have been many negroes captured from the navy who are thus abandoned to their fate. Is it not possible for the government to have a policy? If Sherman exchanges at Atlanta, if Foster at Charleston, if Canby at New Orleans, and Rosecrans in Missouri, then I do not see why see should not exchange here. Our soldiers will not be too well pleased to hear that sailors can and soldiers cannot be exchanged. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. It will be observed that the rebels had exchanged all the naval colored prisoners, so that the negro question no longer impeded exchange of prisoners in fact, nor would have even if we had demanded the exchange of all, man for man, officer for officer. It was now settled that n
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
Halleck repeatedly suggested an order to be made, against the better judgment of Banks, who over and over again reported to Halleck his objections to making it. Halleck afterwards made the most slanderous reports to Grant against Banks for doing what he himself had suggested, so that Banks was removed with contumely. Halleck does not intimate in his letter that in my quarrels I lied or cheated and betrayed all my friends and even my enemies, but he did recommend that I should be sent into Rosecrans' department to have a quarrel with him, with whom also Halleck was then in a quarrel. Before I made a movement in the campaign of 1864, as will be seen by reading the despatches to Grant, and before I could be accused of having made any failure in the field, Halleck commenced a series of despatches, which he kept up to the last, advising Grant to have me removed from the army. At last he succeeded, but only after Grant's mind had become soured by false representations of political riva
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
by using against him all his talent at political intrigues and his facilities for newspaper abuse. If you send him to Missouri nearly the same thing will occur there. Although it might not be objectionable to have a free fight between him and Rosecrans, the government would be seriously embarrassed by the local difficulties and calls for reinforcements likely to follow. Inveterate as is Rosecrans' habit of continually calling for more troops, Butler differs only in demanding instead of calliRosecrans' habit of continually calling for more troops, Butler differs only in demanding instead of calling. As things now stand in the West, I think we can keep the peace; but if Butler be thrown in as a disturbing element, I anticipate very serious results. Why not leave General Butler in the local command of his department, including North Carolina, Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, Yorktown, etc., and make a new army corps of the part of the Eighteenth under Smith? This would leave B. under your immediate control, and at the same time would relieve you of his presence in the field. Moreover, it
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
uence against Butler, 829, 868, 871; causes Butler's administration of affairs to be examined, 832; untruthful letter from, 871; denounced, 871-872; his perfidious treatment of Grant, 872, 875; of Sherman, 876-877; quarrel with Banks, 877; with Rosecrans, 877; lies about Butler, 877; his motive, 877-878; his position with Lincoln, 879; sent to violate a truce, 909; reference to, 913. Hallett, B. F., delegate to constitutional convention, 118. Half Moon, Porter attempts to silence batteryhire, aids Butler in recruitment, 303. Rochereau, Colonel, a New Orleans banker. 433-435. Rodman, quoted upon Porter's reports, 808. Rogers, Lieutenant, afterwards admiral at Annapolis, 195. Roman, Lieutenant, repulses enemy, 649. Rosecrans, reference to, 877. Ruce, Major, surrender at Fort Fisher, 795. Ruffin, George L., Esq., judge of Charlestown, Mass., 974. Ruggles' Brigade at Baton Rouge, 481. S Salisbury, great loss of life in prison pen at, 609-610. Salem