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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 19: observations upon matters connected with the War. (search)
he condition of Lee's army in our front to General Grant, and after examining them and comparing thfore he could make the move. So confident was Grant of this that early in March he recalled Sheridad been rested and his army had been refitted, Grant, fearing all the time that Lee would escape hi disaster was soon repaired. From that moment Grant had no further doubt of the end and was very mnd escape him, of course abandoning Richmond. Grant was being all the time reinforced by troops fradle and the grave to get troops, which phrase Grant says in his Memoirs he copied from me. Perso the rebel commissioners at Hampton Roads, as Grant reports it, (Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, U. S. Grant, Vol. II., pp. 422, 423), was that there would be no use in entering into any negotiations unless t resist it. That was in his official report to Grant, and when Grant asked him to change it, sayingGrant asked him to change it, saying that he thought that language was unnecessary, Sherman said: He [Halleck] knew I was bound in hono[8 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
enezer Rockwood Hoar, who had been an office-holder nearly all his life, and wanted to be the rest of his life by getting Grant to appoint him as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, while he was attorney-general, but whose c treaty was submitted to the Senate and rejected, but was again renewed in the commencement of the administration of President Grant. A commission from England was sent to Washington to negotiate it. A treaty was negotiated called the Treaty of Washington, which I then believed, and still believe, to be exceedingly adverse to American interests. I advised President Grant against it in every possible form, and against any treaty. I said our claims as a nation against England are simply incou near us no more. Cede Canada to us and we will settle all difficulties and give you a clean release of all claims. Grant was impressed with my idea, but the bondholders changed his determination. They claimed that if we had any trouble with
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
, Fortress Monroe, April 14, 1864. Liett.-Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding U. S. Armies: General:--I . Fortress Monroe, Va., May 3, 1864. Lieutenant-General Grant, Commanding armies U. S.: Your tele before them on the left. Glorious news from Grant inclosed. Can you hold your own without help?aving his advance there at 9 A. M., as was General Grant's and Meade's design that his whole corps y and endeavor to ascertain what has become of Grant's army. Inform General Hill. R. E. Lee. [what in his judgment it is advisable to do. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. [no. 78. see page 6be preferable, Answer what troops you send. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant General. [Cipher.] Washingto army was concerned. In the second place, he (Grant) sent too few men, when he ought to have calcur of the troops. In a conversation with General Grant I expressly told him that I wanted nothingost sailed in the middle of a heavy gale. General Grant knew that I did not care a fig for the pow[107 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
856, 857, 859, 860 ; in Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 859; character and career, 860; referencesal, 747; examines Butler's Department, 832; in Grant's personal Memoirs, 856; originates offensive ments by Halleck, 457, 459; at Nashville, 872; Grant consults with, 873. Bull Run, forces at, 57, Meade ordered to, 876. Burlington, N. J., Grant visits family at, 779. Burlingame, Anson, canan, 156. Cold Harbor, battle of, 669-710; Grant reinforced by Butler's troops at, 856, 862. sident Pierce's home, 1020. Craig, Captain, Grant in office of, 868. Crimea, medal presented bama claims in, the administration, 966. Grant, Mrs., 854, 860. Grant, Colonel, 860. Greeley, ner writes regarding, 552; accusations against Grant, 568; disapproves Butler's Prison retaliation enounced, 871-872; his perfidious treatment of Grant, 872, 875; of Sherman, 876-877; quarrel with Bcher at Deerfield, 49-50. Herald, New York, Grant in, 863. Heywood, Constable, shot by Carey,[15 more...]
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