Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... forts without waiting for them to be reduced . He arranged with Butler that as soon as the fleet was above the forts the troops should begin moving against Fort St. Philip from its rear , or Gulf side . At 2:30 A.M. , April 24 ...
... forts without waiting for them to be reduced . He arranged with Butler that as soon as the fleet was above the forts the troops should begin moving against Fort St. Philip from its rear , or Gulf side . At 2:30 A.M. , April 24 ...
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... fort had been " so blown up , burst up , and torn up that the people in it had no intention of fighting any longer " and " there never was a fort that invited soldiers to walk in and take possession more plainly than Fort Fisher . " 18 ...
... fort had been " so blown up , burst up , and torn up that the people in it had no intention of fighting any longer " and " there never was a fort that invited soldiers to walk in and take possession more plainly than Fort Fisher . " 18 ...
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... Fort Darling , 196 Fort Devens , 97 Fort Donelson , 122 Fort Fisher , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 217 Fort Hatteras , 118 , 121 , 122 , 123 Fort Jackson , 129 , 130 , 134 , 139 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 164 Fort ...
... Fort Darling , 196 Fort Devens , 97 Fort Donelson , 122 Fort Fisher , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 217 Fort Hatteras , 118 , 121 , 122 , 123 Fort Jackson , 129 , 130 , 134 , 139 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 164 Fort ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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