Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 66
... answered that their states would soon follow the example of South Carolina and secede from the Union . Butler then inquired if the South was ready for war . On being told there would be no war he replied that the North would fight to ...
... answered that their states would soon follow the example of South Carolina and secede from the Union . Butler then inquired if the South was ready for war . On being told there would be no war he replied that the North would fight to ...
Page 107
... answered , with irrefutable logic that one of the reasons for the blockade was " to prevent the admission of ... answer.8 Then , probably never dreaming of anything but ready acquies- cence , Carey requested the return of Mallory's ...
... answered , with irrefutable logic that one of the reasons for the blockade was " to prevent the admission of ... answer.8 Then , probably never dreaming of anything but ready acquies- cence , Carey requested the return of Mallory's ...
Page 117
... answered that in his opin- ion " it would not be profitable to the Negroes to be sent North , . . . amid the stagnation of business [ which occurred during the early months of the war ] , and at a season when all agricultural operations ...
... answered that in his opin- ion " it would not be profitable to the Negroes to be sent North , . . . amid the stagnation of business [ which occurred during the early months of the war ] , and at a season when all agricultural operations ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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