Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler

Index.

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Adams Express Co., 515, 517.

Adams County Iowa Suit, 992-995.

Adams, So. Carolina Commissioner of Secession, 156.

Advertiser, Lowell, anecdote of, 999.

Alabama claims, 962-967.

Alley, Hon. John B., member of Congress, 919; succeeded by Butler, as member of Congress, 919.

Almaden, quicksilver case, Halleck convicted of perjury in, 872.

Allen, Hon. Stephen M., interviews on conduct of war, 580, 583.

American Emigrant Aid Society, suit against, 992-995.

Ames, Brig.-General, reference to, 651, 690, 816; despatch to, 652; in Roanoke expedition, 781; reference to, 862.

Ames, Adelbert, son-in-law, 81; stationed at Perryville, 211.

Ames, Butler, grandson, 81.

Ames, Seth, studied Latin with, 52.

Anderson's Corps, first to reinforce Petersburg, 703.

Andersonville, great loss of life in prison, 609, 610; lack of water at, 611.

Andover, Mass., President Pierce's son killed, 1020.

Andre, tried by military commission, 843, 916.

Andrew, Gov. John A., interview on war, 161-162; action by, to have Massachusetts troops in readiness, 162, 163,165, 166; details Butler as brigade commander, 171-173; notified of attack on Sixth Regiment, 175; notified of march from Philadelphia, 183, 184; reprimands Butler and is answered, 211, 216, 261; hostility of, expected, 298; pleasant and unpleasant interviews with, 305, 306, 307, 308; “a one idea'd abolitionist,” 318; has Butler's appointments rejected, 356; cousin of, in New Orleans, 511, 513; reference to, 896.

Annapolis, arrival at, 191; occupation of, 195; stay in, 196, 210; departure from, 217; moves troops from, 694; establishes hospitals at, 892.

Army of the James, address to, 888-889.

Army of Northern Virginia, address to, 701-702.

Assistant Secretary of Navy, powder experiment suggested to, 775.

Attack upon; by Brick Pomeroy, regarding spoons, 43; by Massachusetts papers, for advocating ten-hour law, 92, 107-108; by New York Tribune and other papers for voting for Davis, 142; by persons in Lowell for voting for Breckinridge, 148-149; by northern newspapers for seizing Baltimore, 227; by northern newspapers for Big Bethel disaster, 271; by northern newspapers for buying sugar at New Orleans, 384; by various persons for issuing “woman” order, 420-421; by various persons for hanging Mumford, 443; for course at New Orleans, 538, 561, 567-568.

Attorney-General, in Farragut prize case, 1011.

Atzerott, fellow-conspirator with Booth, 931.

Australian ballot law criticised, 115.

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Badeau, General, in military history of General Grant, 856, 857, 859, 860 ; in Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 859; character and career, 860; references to, 875.

Bailey, Capt., Theodorus, consulted regarding operations against New Orleans, 359; passes the forts, 365-367; and Lieutenant Perkins first to enter New Orleans, 370; Vice-Admiral suit in prize court, 1010-1012.

Baker, admonition to, Senator from Oregon afterwards General, 175; Colonel defends Butler in Senate, 275; assigned to Butler's command, 276-277.

Ballot law, secret of 1850, 114; Australian criticised, 115.

Baltimore, passage of Sixth Regiment through, 175, 181; occupation of, 225, 237; Butler brings troops to, 694; Convention, 982. [1136]

Banks, Gen. N. P., coalitionist leader, 98; failed to collect assessment in New Orleans, 436-437; disobeys Halleck's orders, 459; injustice towards negro volunteers, 495; complains of duties established by Butler's precedent, 518; abolishes confiscation commission, 522; succeeds Butler at New Orleans, 529-530; receives information from Butler leaving New Orleans, 531-532; reference to by Seward, 535; paroles prisoners at Port Hudson and Vicksburg, 584; reference to, 629; quarrel with Hancock, 877.

Barker, Jacob, advances money at New Orleans, 383.

Barnard, General, reference to, 666; examines Dutch Gap, 744; approves cutting Dutch Gap Canal, 747; examines Butler's Department, 832; in Grant's personal Memoirs, 856; originates offensive phrase, “Bottled up,” 854-856.

Barnwell, South Carolina, secession commissioner, 156.

Bartlett, Sidney, tribute to, 116-117.

Bartlett, General, exchanged as prisoners, 597-598.

Barron, S., Confederate Commander at Fort Hatteras, 284.

Barry, Governor at Charleston Convention, 136-127.

Baton Rouge, seized by Farragut, 455; battle of, 480-487.

Bayard, Senator Thomas F., 221.

Beaufort, N. C., occupied by Union forces, 617; attacked, 618; transport fleet renew coal and water at, 789; Porter replenishes ammunition at, 797, 798.