Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 129
... Orleans , the Confederacy's biggest city and principal cotton shipping port . The idea of attacking the soft underbelly of the Confederacy— to paraphrase Winston Churchill occurred to Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox ...
... Orleans , the Confederacy's biggest city and principal cotton shipping port . The idea of attacking the soft underbelly of the Confederacy— to paraphrase Winston Churchill occurred to Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox ...
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... Orleans with his whole command , ready to fight to the last ditch when he heard of Mon- roe's gasconade . The mayor did not accept this heroic offer . Although the capture of New Orleans was wholly the work of the Navy , this fact does ...
... Orleans with his whole command , ready to fight to the last ditch when he heard of Mon- roe's gasconade . The mayor did not accept this heroic offer . Although the capture of New Orleans was wholly the work of the Navy , this fact does ...
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... Orleans , but he did not tell Butler that he would be relieved by their commanding officer . The fact that Butler was to be replaced was also kept a dark secret from most of the Cabinet . Five days after Banks had re- ceived his orders ...
... Orleans , but he did not tell Butler that he would be relieved by their commanding officer . The fact that Butler was to be replaced was also kept a dark secret from most of the Cabinet . Five days after Banks had re- ceived his orders ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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