Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 108
... cause the South to end the war and said that Butler had " proven himself the greatest lawyer . . . between a pair of epaulets . " Edward L. Pierce wrote in the Atlantic Monthly : There is often great virtue in such technical phrases ...
... cause the South to end the war and said that Butler had " proven himself the greatest lawyer . . . between a pair of epaulets . " Edward L. Pierce wrote in the Atlantic Monthly : There is often great virtue in such technical phrases ...
Page 136
... cause the Mississippi to ship a dangerous amount of water . Besides working the pumps to capacity it became neces- sary to bail the vessel with buckets passed from hand to hand by a line of men extending from the hold to the deck ...
... cause the Mississippi to ship a dangerous amount of water . Besides working the pumps to capacity it became neces- sary to bail the vessel with buckets passed from hand to hand by a line of men extending from the hold to the deck ...
Page 215
... cause , I have been chary of the precious charge confided to me . I have re- fused to order the useless sacrifice of the lives of such soldiers , and I am relieved from your command . The wasted blood of my men does not stain my ...
... cause , I have been chary of the precious charge confided to me . I have re- fused to order the useless sacrifice of the lives of such soldiers , and I am relieved from your command . The wasted blood of my men does not stain my ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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