Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 72
... Andrew received an official request from the Secretary of War for four regiments of Massachusetts troops , to be commanded by a brigadier general . The Governor immediately ordered the Third , Fourth , Sixth , and Eighth Regiments to ...
... Andrew received an official request from the Secretary of War for four regiments of Massachusetts troops , to be commanded by a brigadier general . The Governor immediately ordered the Third , Fourth , Sixth , and Eighth Regiments to ...
Page 127
... Andrew immediately for- bade the formation of any new regiments or companies in Massa- chusetts without orders from the state's commander in chief , viz . , Andrew himself . Andrew's satisfaction at having checkmated Butler did not last ...
... Andrew immediately for- bade the formation of any new regiments or companies in Massa- chusetts without orders from the state's commander in chief , viz . , Andrew himself . Andrew's satisfaction at having checkmated Butler did not last ...
Page 128
... Andrew . ) Butler then asked , in a courteous , pleasant , unofficial letter to Andrew if anything personal stood in the way of a meeting . Professing to be unaware of any such difficulty , Butler hoped if one did exist it could be ...
... Andrew . ) Butler then asked , in a courteous , pleasant , unofficial letter to Andrew if anything personal stood in the way of a meeting . Professing to be unaware of any such difficulty , Butler hoped if one did exist it could be ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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