Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for B. F. Butler or search for B. F. Butler in all documents.

Your search returned 43 results in 4 document sections:

Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
unication to General Lee, published at page 1156, of serial 88 of the War Records. Richmond, August 2, 1864. （General R. E. Lee, Petersburg. Va.: Have ordered the promotion of General Mahone to date from the day of his memorable service, 30th of July. Have directed the appointment, temporary, of Captain Girardey as recommended Has your attention been called to Colonel Dunavant or DeSaussure, temporarily to supply the place of General Elliott? I have enquired as to the position of Colonel Butler, and whether he can be detached. Jefferson Davis. If the work of the Virginia Brigade under General Weisiger was a complete triumph, and General Mahone's work was as nothing, as one would suppose from a perusual of The Times' editorial, General Bushrod Johnson, whose lines had been broken, was under a false impression as to the true state of things, when in his official report made August 20, 1864, and published at page 787, of serial 80 of the War Record, he said: To the able
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Thomas R. R. Cobb. (search)
do about the President being under fire. May 30.—For two days and nights my men have been ready awaiting an order to march. Stovall has resigned and Delony becomes Major and Young, Lieutenant-Colonel; Williams and Ritch will be Captains in Delony's Old Squadron; John Rutherford remains Adjutant of the Legion. June 5.—Since Johnston was wounded Lee is in command, and he is as reticent as Johnston. June 10.—The papers say that Andy Johnson has been killed. Righteous death! And that Butler has been assassinated. Glorious if true! Would that it were by the hand of a woman. Did you think I could ever rejoice in an assassination? Yet it is true and I think I can meet my Maker with my justification. Nine Mile Road, near Richmond, June 13, 1862.—Seven generals have visited this point to-day and each brought his train and stayed from one to three hours. They were Lee, Hill, Magruder, McLaws, Jones, Toombs and Semmes. I don't like Hill, much to my surprise, for I was ready t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard. (search)
large naval armament, was entrusted to General B. F. Butler. On the 4th of May Grant crossed theed he had correctly assumed the purpose of General Butler. How Hagood saved Petersburg. The le It was for three days yet in the power of General Butler, by a determined advance, to brush the haneneral Hoke, who expecting another attack from Butler, was then engaged along his lines, he met and h. He had now, however, to execute it against Butler's 30,000 with 19,000, including Whiting's co-oduring the evening and night of the 18th, when Butler's routed and disorganized column was defiling countering its guns and obstructions, inspired Butler's famous canal across the ridge at Dutch Gap. s to hold with the fewest number of troops General Butler in the cul de sac to which he had retreatehree days fighting before Petersburg. While Butler's co-operative move was being foiled, Grant wa Richmond and to protect Petersburg itself. Butler's force had also been depleted by drafts from [30 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A confederation of Southern Memorial Associations. (search)
Boyd, Belle, 296. Boyd, Lieutenant, E. Holmes, 69 Branch, Major, Thomas, 26. Brander, Major T. A, 4. Broadbent, Captain, Wallace, 308. Brockenbrough, Captain, J. Bowyer, 70. Brown's Raid, John, 185, 317. Brown, Governor Joseph E 288 Browne, General William M., 298. Brown, Lieutenant William M., 70. Brunswick Guard, Record and Roll of, 8; Blues, Record of, 261. Bryan, Mrs., Joseph, 383. Burke of North Carolina, Hon. Thomas, 81. Burkholder, N. M., 106. Butler, General B. F., 319. Caldwell, W. W, 210. Carpenter's Battery, Record of, 166. Carter, James C., 180 Central Confederacy poposed in 1861, 144. Chambersburg, Burning of, 74. Chamberlayne, Captain, J. Hampden, 355. Chancellorsville, Battle of, 148. Chandler, Zachariah 190. Charlotte Cavalry, Record and roll of, 71, 77; Rifles, Roll of, 262. Christian Commission, Federal, 44. Christian, Judge George L. 169. Claiborne, Surgeon, John Herbert, 18; his dog Jack, 23 Cobb, G