Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... President's objections notwithstanding . Secretary of War Stanton was at this time , as he had long been , strongly in sympathy with the Radicals . Eventually his be- havior became such that Johnson was no longer willing to have him ...
... President's objections notwithstanding . Secretary of War Stanton was at this time , as he had long been , strongly in sympathy with the Radicals . Eventually his be- havior became such that Johnson was no longer willing to have him ...
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... President's claim that the Tenure of Office Act did not protect Stanton because he had been appointed by Lincoln , Butler argued that Johnson was not serving a term of his own but was merely an acting President until the expiration of ...
... President's claim that the Tenure of Office Act did not protect Stanton because he had been appointed by Lincoln , Butler argued that Johnson was not serving a term of his own but was merely an acting President until the expiration of ...
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... President's counsel.22 The managers concluded their presentation of evidence Satur- day , April 4. Curtis opened for the defense the following Thurs- day . His speech , even longer - winded than Butler's , lasted all of one day and part ...
... President's counsel.22 The managers concluded their presentation of evidence Satur- day , April 4. Curtis opened for the defense the following Thurs- day . His speech , even longer - winded than Butler's , lasted all of one day and part ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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