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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 309 19 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 309 19 Browse Search
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant 170 20 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 117 33 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 65 11 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 62 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 36 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 34 12 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 29 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 3 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the naval war. (search)
long the whole line they had to defend. While Butler's troops were impatiently waiting on the sandye of her relatives; and Major Strong, chief of Butler's staff, prompted by a humane instinct, undertssible to small boats. He immediately advised Butler to avail himself of the opportunity, and to as Orleans were occupied by light vessels, while Butler, landing his troops near the quarantine, inves reached the wharves. Farragut devolved upon Butler the task of occupying and governing New Orleanive instruments of its suppression? We left Butler making his entry into New Orleans, and we wishffairs. A newspaper having refused to publish Butler's first proclamation, the latter merely sent at would have required a different man from General Butler, and a population less passionate in its don his officers in the streets of New Orleans, Butler replied by a special order which was at once o valueless. Necessity, however, did not allow Butler to include in his proscription the Confederate[8 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—Tennessee. (search)
einforcements, would go up the river under the protection of Farragut's guns, and join Sherman in front of Vicksburg; but Butler's successor had but just arrived in the capital of Louisiana, and could not think of beginning his march so soon. Besideew Orleans, soon became the advanced post from whence the Federals controlled the whole of that section of Louisiana. General Butler hastened to devise a pretext of hostility on the part of its principal inhabitants, in order to make a wholesale conft, for on the 16th of December he was superseded in his command by General Banks. We have already placed our estimate of Butler's administration on record; we must, however, add a few words to what we have already said. It was he who first systematoper—this very natural employment of men whom the North had just emancipated and rescued from their old masters—drew upon Butler more abuse and more attacks than his most tyrannical measures, or the most rotten speculations openly tolerated by him. S
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
aken a month earlier by Major Strong, chief of Butler's staff, against some Confederate detachments town. General Banks, who had just superseded Butler in New Orleans, promised to send him two smallenging themselves for the bold stroke by which Butler had wrested it from them. The military power,torial authority in the reconquered countries, Butler was the only one who, during his command at NeWe have already had something to say about General Butler's device, when he was in command at Fortreping their parents? In reply to requests from Butler for instructions, the Secretary of War decidedhe instructions of the Secretary of War to General Butler. It required the decision of some superiopended. Congress went farther than either General Butler or the Secretary of War had ventured to goitulating the instructions he had given to General Butler, and the principles which had prompted thelaves by some new incidents. The troops under Butler, who occupied the counties adjoining New Orlea[6 more...]