Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 89
... command are not here to interfere with or countenance an interference with the laws of the State . . . . I beg , therefore , that you announce publicly that any portion of the forces under my command is at your excellency's disposal to ...
... command are not here to interfere with or countenance an interference with the laws of the State . . . . I beg , therefore , that you announce publicly that any portion of the forces under my command is at your excellency's disposal to ...
Page 101
... command of a department and sent to command a fort , without a word of comment , is something unusual at least , and I . . . [ do ] not understand it otherwise than . . . [ as ] a reproof . At least I desire a personal interview with ...
... command of a department and sent to command a fort , without a word of comment , is something unusual at least , and I . . . [ do ] not understand it otherwise than . . . [ as ] a reproof . At least I desire a personal interview with ...
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... command of the naval part of the Fort Fisher expedition , gathered a huge fleet at Hampton Roads in mid - November . Late in the same month Grant directed Butler to assign 6,500 men from the Army of the James to the expedi- tion ...
... command of the naval part of the Fort Fisher expedition , gathered a huge fleet at Hampton Roads in mid - November . Late in the same month Grant directed Butler to assign 6,500 men from the Army of the James to the expedi- tion ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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