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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 50 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 41 3 Browse Search
William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 31 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 23 9 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 22 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 10 0 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 7 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 2 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 6 0 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 4 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for William Butler or search for William Butler in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Extracts from the diary of Lieutenant-Colonel John G. Pressley, of the Twenty-Fifth South Carolina Volunteers. (search)
Charleston. August 9th.—The left wing of the regiment moved into the new camp, which we call Camp Stono. August 10th.—Such of our detail of sharpshooters as were in camp were sent off to-day. The rest of them are sick or on furlough. August 15th to October 17th.—I was, in very complimentary orders, detailed as a member of a Board of Examiners, for the examination of officers in reorganized regiments, and officers awaiting promotion. The other members of the board are Lieutenant-Colonel William Butler, First regiment South Carolina regular infantry, and Lieutenant-Colonel Ellison Capers, Twenty-fourth South Carolina volunteers. The board sat first at Fort Johnson, but soon adjourned to the Military Hall in Charleston. I served as a member of the board for two months. During that time about one hundred and fifty officers were examined, of rank from lieutenant-colonel down to junior second lieutenant. We found about one-third of the number deficient, and reported against th<